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In April this year, she became the only South Korean shooter to qualify in two events for the Paris Olympics – 10-meter air pistol and 25-meter pistol – after finishing second in both events in the Korean national trials. Kim finished with 241.3 points, falling 1.9 points short of Oh, but she remembers it as “a very happy moment. Since Kim took up shooting, South Korea has seen several heroes in the sport, such as Jin Jong-oh, who won four golds and two silvers across five Olympics, and Kim Jang-mi, who won a gold at the 2012 London Olympics. At the Paris Olympics, South Korea won the most shooting medals at the Games in the country’s history with three golds and three silvers. “Just wait, mommy will win the gold,” Kim promised.

Persons: Kim Ye, ”, Kim, “, Charlie Miller, CNN Kim, Kwak Min, Kwak, He’s, Charles McQuillan, Oh Ye, It’s, refocusing, ” Kim, Louis Vuitton, Elon Musk, Alain Jocard, “ I’m, Jin Jong, Kim Jang, mommy Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Banners, South, Office, Paris Olympics, Korean, Paris, Games, Givenchy, Getty, South Korea Locations: North Jeolla Province, Seoul, Imsil, South Korean, Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, South Korea, Asia, AFP, India

☆ In Photos: The best fashion, looks and trends from the 2024 Paris Olympics so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even the Olympic athletes are letting their personalities shine through via arty manicures or spray-painted hair. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/EPA/ShutterstockBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer wore a Team GB rain jacket to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesLady Gaga wore custom-made Dior during her cabaret-inspired performance at the opening ceremony. John Walton/PAUS track and field athlete Sha'Carri Richardson dazzled the camera with her custom manicure during the opening ceremony. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesModel Kendall Jenner seen wearing Team USA merchandise and high-waisted jeans on August 1.

Persons: Anna Wintour, Ariana Grande, Thom Browne, Zendaya, Law Roach, Jean, Charles de Castelbajac, it’s, Keir Starmer, —, Celine Dion, Serena Williams, Louis Vuitton, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Anthony Behar, Cynthia Erivo, Vuitton, Browne, Christophe Petit Tesson, Karwai Tang, Thelma Davies, Emmanuel Matadi, Lars Baron, Getty, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Matthew Stockman, Lady Gaga, Dior, John Walton, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ashley Landis, Dr, Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren, Karen Bass, Jamie Squire, Shirine Boukli, Buda Mendes, Sauer, Charles McQuillan, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Riedel, Jessica Chastain, Yuto Horigome, Sara Balzer, Mustafa Ciftci, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Simone Biles, Pete Dovgan, ” Biles, “, I’m Simone Biles, Kendall Jenner, Sharon Stone, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Arturo Holmes, Jordan Chiles, Alvaro Diaz, Latifah, Sameer Al, Princess Anne, Pascal Le Segretain, Noah Lyles, Christian Petersen, Kirill Kudryavtsev Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Vogue, arty, Starmer’s, Fondation Louis, British, Team Liberia, Getty, USA, South Korean Olympic, NBC, Apple, Nike, Kyodo, Anadolu Agency, Speed, Team USA, Europa Press, Team Locations: Paris, New York, Chloé, AFP, Los Angeles, Spring , Texas, Serbia, USA

☆ 10 biggest stories of the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The 2024 Summer Olympics are heading into their second weekend, and it’s truly been one for the history books. Turkey's Yusuf Dikec competes in the shooting 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 30, 2024. Aleksandra Szmigiel/ReutersFrench athletes wave flags as they sail in a boat on the river Seine during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesFrance's Anthony Jeanjean competes in the Men's Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 31, 2024. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesVisitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunse on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France.

Persons: it’s, Simone Biles ’, Léon, Simone Biles, Naomi Baker, she’s, Biles, Read, Léon Marchand, Gold, Leon Marchand, Quinn Rooney, he’s, Marchand, “, ”, Philippe Katerine, Dionysus, Katerine, ” Katerine, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, drenching, Cassandre Beaugrand, Alex Yee, New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, Wilde, Yee, Novak, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Clive Brunskill, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Djokovic, Nadal, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Ilona Maher, Maher, Andy Murray, Murray, American’s Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Dan Evans, Andy Murray’s, Kim Yeji, Charles McQuillan, there’s Yusuf Dikeç, Kim, Turkey's Yusuf Dikec, Alain Jocard, Dikeç, Imane Khelif, Angela Carini, dislodging, Carini, Mark Adams, ” Khelif, WADA, CHINADA –, Aleksandra Szmigiel, Franck Fife, Yoshimura Miho, Rwanda's Tufaha, Fabrice Coffrini, France's Anthony Jeanjean, Emmanuel Dunand, Maja Hitij, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Gul Tuysuz, Jessie Yeung, Saskya Vandoorne, Ben Church, George Ramsay, Scottie Andrew, Chris Liakos, Simone McCarthy, Andrew McNicol, Kara Fox Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Team United, Olympic Games, Bercy Arena, USA, Team France, Paris La Defense, La Défense, Games, CNN, Catholic, French Catholic Church, Paris, Getty, Wimbledon, US, rugby, Team USA, Australia, tennis Shooters, Team Republic of, Chateauroux Shooting, Olympic Committee, Tokyo, China’s, Doping Agency, Tokyo Games, Eiffel, Reuters, Palais Locations: Paris, France, Tokyo, Nanterre, French, AFP, Seine, New, Italy, Los Angeles, Team Republic of Korea, Chateauroux, South Korea, Turkey, Turkish, Beijing

☆ Kim Yeji, the South Korean Olympic shooter who has taken the internet by storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

She’s Kim Yeji, the 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter who has taken social media by storm following her appearance at the Paris Olympics. Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, with her 19-year-old teammate Oh Ye Jin taking the gold. The platform’s owner, Elon Musk, meanwhile commented that Kim “should be cast in an action movie.”Kim, a first-time Olympian, will next compete at the qualifying round of the 25-meter pistol event on Friday. Kim (left) on the podium alongside gold-medal-winning team mate Oh Ye Jin and bronze medalist Manu Bhaker of India. Kim and Oh are roommates in the Olympic Village, according to the Associated Press, with Kim saying Oh was like a sister to her.

Persons: Kim Yeji, Kim, Oh Ye Jin, ” Charles McQuillan, Sauer, Charles McQuillan, ”, Elon Musk, Kim “, ” Kim, Manu Bhaker, Alain Jocard, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris, Twitter, Getty, Olympic Games, Associated Press, Olympics Locations: Azerbaijan, India, AFP

☆ Ilona Maher, Frederick Richard and other viral Olympians winning medals and hearts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Ilona MaherIlona Maher competes in rugby sevens on July 28 at the Paris Olympics. Frederick ‘Fred’ RichardFrederick Richard competes on the high bar during the men's artistic gymnastics team final on day three of the Paris Olympic Games. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesTeam: USASport: Men’s gymnasticsIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s — Stephen Nederoscik! And for good reason: He’s the only American gymnast who’s made the Olympic team as a single-event athlete. Kim YejiKim Yeji shoots during the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final on day two of the Paris Olympic Games.

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☆ Leo Varadkar: What was behind Irish PM’s shock resignation?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced last week that he was “no longer the best person” to lead his country. Irish Times political correspondent Jennifer Bray was given less than an hour’s notice of the surprise statement from the taoiseach on Wednesday. His successor, largely tipped to be Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, will need to lead the center-right political party, Fine Gael, against a fired-up opposition. The 37-year-old who rose to prominence during his spell as health minister during the pandemic is considered by many to be a “mirror image” to Varadkar, Murphy said. Mary Lou McDonald, president of opposition party Sinn Fein, which has been making steady gains since 2020.

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☆ Northern Ireland appoints Irish nationalist as First Minister in historic shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - FEBRUARY 3: Michelle O'Neill makes her way to the Assembly chamber before being nominated as First Minister at Stormont on February 3, 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill becomes the new Northern Ireland First Minister. This appointment marks the first time a nationalist has held the post of First Minister. Britain's minister for the region, Chris Heaton-Harris, said the restoration of government represented a "great day for Northern Ireland". As the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Sinn Fein was long shunned by the political establishment on both sides of the border.

Persons: Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, Charles McQuillan, Michelle O'Neill's, Sinn Fein's, O'Neill, Chris Heaton, Harris, Sinn Fein, Emma Little Organizations: Stormont, Northern Ireland First, DUP, Sinn Fein, Democratic Unionist Party, Irish Republican Army, IRA Locations: BELFAST, IRELAND, Belfast , Northern Ireland, British, Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Irish Republic

☆ Hillary Clinton returns to the White House for arts celebration
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Clinton will attend an event with first lady Jill Biden to celebrate Praemium Imperiale Laureates, recipients of a global arts prize by the Japan Art Association for lifetime achievement in the arts. A former senator and first lady, Clinton, a Democrat, was the first woman to be a major U.S. political party's presidential nominee. Recipients of the arts award were first celebrated at the White House by President Bill Clinton and the then first lady in 1994. Though she spent plenty of time at the White House during the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton did not return during Republican Trump's four years in office. With President Joe Biden in the White House since 2021, Clinton has been back, but not to give public remarks.

Persons: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Charles McQuillan, Donald Trump, Clinton, Jill Biden, Praemium Imperiale, Barack Obama, Obama, Republican Trump's, Joe Biden, Angela Merkel, Biden, Trump, Roe, Wade, Jeff Mason, Miral Organizations: Queen's University Belfast, Rights, White, U.S, Japan Art Association, Democrat, Republican, House, Trump, Democratic Party, Electoral College, Thomson Locations: Hillsborough, Belfast , Northern Ireland, U.S

☆ Folarin Balogun: What to expect from the 21-year-old who outscored Lionel Messi last season ahead of his USMNT debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Folarin Balogun recently committed to representing the United States men’s national team (USMNT), ending years of speculation about whether the 21-year-old would choose to play for the US or England on the international stage. Here’s all you need to know about the prodigious striker ahead of his potential USMNT debut against Mexico. Stu Forster/Getty ImagesOn the pitch, Balogun has refined his game over the past two seasons. After the Arsenal man’s haul last season, Barker also believes this could be just the beginning for the striker. “I’m not sure he will be an elite, world class player,” Barker said, “but you certainly wouldn’t bet against him.”

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☆ 'Unfinished business': Biden visits Northern Ireland as political tensions persist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

He will give a speech in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, before traveling south of the border to the Republic of Ireland, where he will remain until Friday. Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. while the Republic of Ireland is a separate nation state that remains part of the EU. "Whilst it's positive in many ways — particularly on movement of food and medicines between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it really removes a lot of the frictions — it doesn't deal with all the problems of the Northern Ireland protocol, so I'm afraid it's unfinished business," Villiers told CNBC's Tania Bryer. Clinton became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Northern Ireland and the first to appoint a U.S. special regional envoy. Though Biden is expected to use the trip to promote a return to functioning government in Stormont, his previous support for the Northern Ireland Protocol has drawn criticism from DUP politicians.

☆ Inside TikTok's push to win over the global sports community, from setting up concerts for the NHL to sponsoring a women's rugby championship
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Colin Salao | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The company has leaned in, setting up sponsorship deals with teams and leagues. Tune into a professional rugby match in one of Europe's Six Nations leagues and it's impossible to miss TikTok's branding plastered all over the field. Twelve of the top 25 fastest growing brands on TikTok between March 2021 and March 2022 were sports teams or leagues. The company has even tested streaming live games that are shot vertically to match TikTok's video format. Enya Breen of Ireland kicks a late try conversion during a TikTok Women's Six Nations match on April 30, 2022.

LONDON — If anyone thought Britain was due a period of calm after Boris Johnson’s tumultuous premiership, no one told his successor. But the proposed solution by new Prime Minister Liz Truss has quickly sent the economy spiraling into chaos, threatening consequences both immediate and long-lasting for many Britons. Prime Minister Liz Truss's government unveiled a financial plan last week that sparked market concern and public criticism. The nose-diving pound will also make everyday products in Britain more expensive as importers face spiraling costs. It wants to supercharge Britain’s sluggish economy by any means necessary — even if that means short-term shocks.

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