"Why is a slimmer-looking Yoon with China's national team?"—A 'familiar face' spotted in shooting broadcast [Nagoya Asian Games]

[Financial News] A Chinese shooting coach who resembles former President Yoon Suk Yeol was spotted on the broadcast of a shooting event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, drawing attention.
The broadcast of the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol individual final, held on the 1st at the Aichi Prefectural Shooting Range in Japan, showed a Chinese shooting coach sitting in the stands and watching the event.
Opinions quickly spread across online communities and social media that his short hair and facial features, including his eyes, resembled those of Yoon Suk Yeol. According to Newsis, online users reacted by saying, "Did he escape from prison?" "He's a doppelganger," and "It looks like he lost a lot of weight after being imprisoned."
In the event, Lee Geon-hyeok of the Daegu Public Facilities Corporation set an Asian record with 32 points. After two shoot-offs, he fired 9 points—4 in the first round and 5 in the second—to defeat China's Su Lianbo-pan, who scored 6 points—4 in the first round and 2 in the second—and claim the title.
Lee Geon-hyeok became the first Asian Games individual champion in 12 years since Kim Seo-jun won at the 2014 Incheon Games. After also winning the team event, Lee became a double champion. This was also the first such achievement in 12 years since Kim Jun-hong in 2014.
Lee Geon-hyeok was also dubbed part of "the world's strongest shooting couple" alongside his wife, Yeji Kim, who won a silver medal in the women's 10m air pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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