The Olympics is unique and special comparing any other sporting event. It was a fortnight-long display that can transform even the most sports indifferent into armchair analysts. But suddenly everyone is an expert who dreams of Olympic glory and finding inspiration in the athlete’s journeys.

This Year Paris has taken center stage and with this they create a fresh wave of Olympic obsession has swept the World. While we have dissected the best and worst uniforms, our focus now turns to the shooting team.

From India’s Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker to South Korea’s Kim Yeji these athletes have captured our attention as much for their outfits as their marksmanship. The Indian team’s kit blue and white completed with elegant Mandairn collars were a standout. But it was Kim Yeji who surely stole the show with her effortlessly cool combination of white decent cap, Fila jacket and very well fit track pants not to mention her daughter’s cute elephant doll.

Even China gold medalists, Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao made a fashion statement with their matching yellow and red outfits. And their opponents looked their style in a black and blue still. These uniforms designed for precision and stillness, unexpectedly showcased another side to shooting. It was a suprise for everyone.

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Kim Yeji’s calm and composed demeanour, as she fired record-breaking shots, earned her “badass mommy” status. Meanwhile, Dikec’s minimalist approach, complete with a lack of protective gear, drew comparisons to a seasoned hitman.

The shooting range has become an unexpected fashion runway, where athletes are as captivating to watch as their targets.

China’s sharp-shooting pair of Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting delivered China the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics 2024. The duo finished first in the 10m air rifle mixed team final.

Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting have made China proud on several international stages. With calm composure, the young guns overcame pressure situations on various occasions to emerge victorious.

Huang Yuting is one of the minor athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics 2024. Born on 3rd September 2006, Huang Yuting has emerged to become one of the rising shooting stars China has ever produced. She won three medals in air rifle events at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships.

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At the age of 10, Huang’s talent was spotted by the Huangyan District Youth Sports School. After just eight months of training, the young starlet was at par with some of the big national shooters.

Huang marked her international debut in October 2022 and made a strong case for herself as she won three medals in air rifle events at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Cairo. She took home two golds and a silver medal.

There has been no looking back for the 17-year-old since then. She clinched gold in the 10m air rifle mixed team event with Sheng Lihao at the 2023 world championships.

The child prodigy won three gold medals at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.  She clinched one in women’s 10-meter air rifle individual event and two in team events.

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The teenager won gold in team shooting events at the International Sports Shooting Federation Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2023 and the ISSF World Cup in Bhopal, India. 

The young shooting sensation also won a gold medal in the 10 m air rifle team event at 2023 Changwon Asian Championship.