'Fresh First Step for 3 consecutive losses' Men's Archery Wins 6-0 Perfectly Over Japan!
Jul 29, 2024
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The men's archery team, led by Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Woo-seok (Kolong), defeated Japan 6-0 (57-53 59-55 57-54) in the men's team quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the special Saro in Paris, France on the 29th (Korea time). South Korea, which advanced to the semifinals, will compete with China, which defeated Taiwan 5-1.
The men's national team is evaluated as the 'strongest in all time'. He won two gold medals and one silver medal in the three World Cups he played before the Paris Games. Above all, even skill was the advantage. Kim Woo-jin is the world's best archer who won 11 gold medals in the Olympics (2) and the World Championships (9). Kim Je-deok won two gold medals in the mixed team event and men's team event in Tokyo at the age of 17. Lee Woo-seok, who is on the Olympic stage for the first time, has also participated in the Asian Games twice. Lee Woo-seok is a player who has shown competitiveness in the international stage since he was younger than Kim Je-deok.
The power of men's archery has been powerful since the ranking round held on the 25th. Kim Woo-jin shot 686 points to rank first overall, and Kim Je-deok ranked second with 682. Lee Woo-suk ranked fifth with 681 points. All three were named in the top five. The combined score of 2049 was also the highest among the team competition teams. South Korea went straight to the quarterfinals with China, India, and France.
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In the second set, Korea was more perfect. Japan shot all three of its first shots with 9 points, but South Korea, which shot following, decorated all three shots with 10 points. Japan did not falter, shooting 10, 9 and 9 points. However, it was not enough to overcome Korea. He won by shooting 9, 10, and 10 points. Five of the six shots were 10 points. 59-55, it was a complete victory.
The third set was also one-sided. When Japan shot 27 points, South Korea responded with 28 points. Japan also did its best by shooting 54 points, but Korea harvested 57 points, with Kim Je-deok and Kim Woo-jin both shooting 10 points. Kim Je-deok showed an amazing performance, shooting 10 points in 5 out of 6 shots.
South Korea's men's archery, which won gold medals in a row until the 2016 Rio Games and the last Tokyo Games, is aiming for its third consecutive Olympic victory. Though hidden in the women's team event, the men's team also made brilliant achievements in every Olympics. Starting with the 1988 Seoul Games gold medal, he won six team gold medals in nine Olympic Games. The only time he could not stand at the podium was at the 1992 Barcelona Games. If he had won a gold medal in London in 2012 instead of a bronze, he could have won six consecutive gold medals.
Men's archery, which took over the flag of women's archery, which won 10 consecutive gold medals the previous day, began a strong advance.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
