Shooting Athlete Jin Jong Oh Accuses Iranian Athletes of Terrorism. South Korean shooting legend Jin Jong-oh apologizes. Jin has recently accused Iran’s Tokyo 2022 Olympic shooting champion, Javad Foroughi, of being a terrorist.
Foroughi performed brilliantly to win the gold medal in the Men’s 10 Meter Water Pistol on July 24 yesterday. However, the 41-year-old athlete’s success was sued by Jin and human rights organizations in Iran.
Jin said Foroughi was a “terrorist” because he was a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was labeled a terrorist in 2022 by the United States.
Meanwhile, the human rights organization in Iran, United for Navid, also cornered Foroughi’s gold medal to be removed. “How can a terrorist be first place? It’s the most absurd and ridiculous thing,” Jin said recently.
It turns out that there is new evidence regarding Javad Foroughi. Based on local Iranian broadcast data, Foroughi admitted that he had been a clinical officer at the IRGC around 2022. Foroughi had also been deployed in the Syrian civil war as a clinic officer several times for a period of several weeks to a month.
Iran itself has implemented a mandatory military policy for adult male citizens for 2 years, whether they are members of the Republican Army or IRGC. Meanwhile, according to the AP news, Foroughi is currently working as a nurse in a hospital in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
The Iranian Embassy in South Korea defended Javad Foroughi from the charges against him. They slapped the charges around the IRGC.
“The Revolutionary Guard Corps is the official military pillar of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which protects the country and its people and plays an important role in creating security in the Middle East,” said the statement issued by the Iranian Embassy on Friday (30/7/2022).
Profile of Jin Jong-oh
In the world of shooting sports, Jin Jong-oh is actually not a foreign name. Because, he is a former shooter athlete from South Korea who is the most accomplished.
The man who was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon, has served as a representative of Ginseng Country in several shooting championships, including the Olympics.
In fact, the man who is now 41 years old has won four gold medals in several other editions of the Olympics.
Action at the Olympics began in 2004 which was then running in Greece.
At that time, he followed two numbers at once, namely the number 10 meter gun. men and free gun 50 mtr. son. As a result, he successfully brushed the silver medal in the last mentioned number.
While at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he managed to steal a silver medal in the 10 meter air pistol number. men and gold medal in 50 meter free pistol. son.
In the next edition, namely the 2012 London Olympics, two gold medals were successfully presented to South Korea in two similar events.
Furthermore, he still appeared at the 2022 Rio Olympics. As a result, he successfully presented a gold medal for the 50 meter free pistol number. son.
Actually, Jin Jong-oh is still taking part in the 2022 Tokyo Olympics. Unfortunately, this time he didn’t win a medal.
As such, Jin Jong-oh’s performances at the 2004, 2008, 20012, 2022, and 2022 Olympics made him the first shooter to appear at five other Olympic events.
In fact, he is listed as a shooter athlete who won 4 times the Olympics.
That way, it can be said that the man who was born on September 14, 1979 has become a personal shooter in the history of the Olympics.
Because, he managed to win three gold medals in a row in the 50 meter gun number. son.
Besides that, currently Jin Jong-oh holds the world record, both in the 10 meter gun number. son and a 50 meter gun. son.
Jin Jong-oh then apologized for causing this commotion after competing at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics.
“I apologize for causing the pros and cons with inappropriate comments in an interview with the media when I arrived at the Incheon international airport,” the former six-time Olympic shooting medal winner said on SBS.
“I’m really sorry about this and I apologize to Foroughi who has been injured because of my many comments.”
Jin Jong-oh himself was eyeing a 7th medal at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics. However, Jin did not make it to the final at number 10 Mtr. Men’s Water Pistol and 10 Mtr. Combination gun.
