[Photo] Paralympic heroine sheds tears as she crosses the finish line in the Paralympics biathlon

Lee Do-yeon, a South Korean biathlete competing at the Pyeongchang Paralympics, wept as she crossed the finish line following the 12km cross country ski component of the biathlon event on Mar. 11. Lee, who took a silver medal at the hand-cycle road race in the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in 2016, finished in 13th place in the event. The 46-year old is the mother of three daughters, and set Korean records in the javelin, discus, and shot-put events during a national competition in 2012. She was paralyzed after a fall that occurred at the age of 19. (by Park Jong-shik, staff photographer)