South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, who went viral for her custom shooting glasses at the Paris Olympics, was hospitalized after she collapsed during an event in her home country on Friday.
The 31-year-old Kim collapsed due to “accumulated fatigue,” officials indicated, according to Le Huffington Post, which obtained video of the Olympian being carried on a stretcher.
She was admitted to Jeonju Hospital in the south of the country for tests, local authorities said, per the outlet.
It came after the sharpshooter won silver in the 10-meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on July 28.
Kim was sitting down and speaking to reporters on a microphone when she collapsed in Imsil, the county that she represented for seven years in the southern part of South Korea.
Kim regained consciousness and was taken to hospital, a county official told Reuters by telephone.
Others around Kim tended to her on the floor.
A separate report by The Sun said Kim is believed to have passed out due to stress and exhaustion.
Kim made headlines at the Summer Games for her fashionable look and nonchalant demeanor when she secured silver.
Many were fascinated by her shooting glasses, which featured silver hardware, a black left eye cover and a lens over the right eye.
Kim’s final score of 241.3 points at the Châteauroux Shooting Centre in Paris surpassed the previous women’s shooting 10-meter air pistol Olympic record of 240.3, set by Vitalina Batsarashkina at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
However, Oh Ye Jin — Kim’s 19-year-old teammate and roommate — surpassed Kim on her way to claiming the record and winning gold in Paris.
In May, Kim set a new world record in the women’s 25-meter pistol at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.