Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'

Jul 29, 2024

Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/



Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
There was nothing unusual. South Korean women's tai chi archers have won 10 consecutive Olympics in an unprecedented time.

The women's national team, consisting of Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sports University), Nam Soo-hyun (Suncheon City Hall), and Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall), won 6-4 (56-53-54 51-55 29-27) against China in the women's team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Lejean Ballid Stadium in Paris, France on the 29th (Korea time). Since the 1988 Seoul Games gold medal, Korea has achieved the grand feat of winning for 10 consecutive times.

It was a difficult journey. We got off to a good start. South Korea advanced directly to the quarterfinals by securing the No. 1 seed. In the ranking round held on the 25th, Lim Si-hyun (694 points), Nam Soo-hyun (688 points), and Jeon Hoon-young (664 points) scored a total of 2,046 points, breaking the Korean Olympic record (2032 points) set at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.



In particular, Sim Ji-hyun's performance of 'Ace' was outstanding. Lim Si-hyun set a new world record of more than two points, exceeding the 692 points recorded by Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) in the 2019 World Championship qualifying round in the Netherlands. He also broke the Olympic record (680 points) set by Ansan (Gwangju Bank) at the Tokyo Olympics. Lim Si-hyun, who shot 72, hit 48 shots on the target of 10 points. The 21 shots were taken by Xsten (centre of 10 points). Nam Soo-hyun finished the ranking round in second place and Jeon Hoon-young finished the ranking round in 13th place.

Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
The start of the tournament, it was not easy. Korea's first opponent was Taiwan. Taiwan defeated the United States 5-1 (53-535-5254-48) in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals. The start was unsettling. In the first set, Jeon Hoon-hyun, the first runner, shot all eight points. Nam Soo-hyun and Lim Si-hyun both shot 9 points and finished the set with 52 points. However, Taiwan's last runner shot six points and won a lucky point.



He lost the second set to Taiwan. Jeon Hoon-young couldn't find his pace. It stayed at eight and seven points. Lim Si-hyun tried to change the trend by shooting 9 and 10 points, but stayed at 52 points. Taiwan scored 55 points with a stable bowstring, with only 10 shooting three times.

Three sets of destiny. Jeon Hoon-young was constantly shaken. He shot eight points again. But Taiwan made a big mistake. Runner two shot seven points. Jeon shot nine for the first time on the sixth shot. This time, Shim Do-hyun shot 10 points and 9 points to support him. With 54 points, South Korea beat Taiwan with 52 points.



South Korea found its pace in the fourth set. Jeon Hoon-young finally shot 10 points. Nam Soo-hyun also took the momentum and shot 10 points. Taiwan finished the fourth set with 54 points. South Korea scored 56 points, matching all three of its final shots to nine. He made it to the semifinals.

Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
The crisis was the semi-final. I wrote a great drama against the Netherlands. He was far ahead from the first set. Jeon Hoon-hyun, who was shaken in the match against Taiwan, found the pace by shooting the first two shots with nine points. Lim Si-hyun showed off his excellent condition of scoring 10 points in both shots. He scored 57 points to beat the Netherlands, who shot 53.

In the second set, the Netherlands shot 10, 10, and 7 points. South Korea, which followed Jeon Hoon-young with 10 points and Nam Soo-hyun with 8 points, brought the game to square one with Lim Si-hyun shooting the first eight points in the team event. The Netherlands finished the second set with 53 points, adding 26 points. Korea

He shot eight, eight, and nine points, staying at 52 points. Unfortunately, I had to give out the set.

In the third set, I lost unfortunately even though I shot well. South Korea shot 10, 10, and 9 points in the first three shots. The Netherlands also faced off with nine points, 10 points and nine points. The following three shots, South Korea scored an uneasy score with nine points and nine points, and Lim Si-hyun shot 10 points to finish the set with 57 points. But the Netherlands got a boost. He succeeded in turning the tables by shooting all three shots with 10 points. 58 points.

Four sets that end when you lose. The Taegeuk Women gained strength. Jeon Hoon-young, Nam Soo-hyun, and Lim Si-hyun all scored 10 points. The Netherlands had the first two shooting eight points. In fact, the game was decided. South Korea had the best 59 points of the two matches, scoring 10, 9 and 10 points in the remaining three shots. He shot four times just eight points, far exceeding the Netherlands, which had 51 points.

Now fate is up for grabs in the shoot-off. When Jeon Hoon-young shot nine points, the Netherlands' No. 1 runner remained at eight points. Nam Soo-hyun shot 10 points to dampen his spirits, and runner 2 stayed at 7 points. Shim Ji-hyun shot 7 points, but the last runner of the Netherlands stayed at 8 points and made it to the finals.

Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
The final opponent was China. South Korea stayed in the silver medal in both the first and second World Cups, which were held earlier, behind China. He won the gold medal in the third World Cup, but his opponent was not China at the time.

In the first set, it was tight from the beginning. Jeon Hoon-young got off to a fresh start with 10 points. He then shot eight or nine points. China also shot 27 points in the first three shots. South Korea finished the first set with 56 points with 10, 10, and 9 points. China's first runner shot eight points, making the game split. South Korea won 56-53 and took two points first.

In the second set, Jeon Hoon-young's bow fired. He shot 10 points in three consecutive shots. Im Si-hyun also shot 10 points, two points ahead of China, which shot 27 points from the previous three shots. China then shot nine points in all three shots. 54 points. Nam Soo-hyun faced a crisis by shooting eight points, but Lim won with 55 points, shooting nine at the end.

Set three, China shook. I shot eight, ten, and eight points. Korea was also shaken. It stayed at eight, nine and eight points. China scored 54 points, with 9, 9 and 10. However, South Korea only shot 9, 8 and 9 points, giving up the set 51-54.

In the fourth set, China marked the first foot with 10 points. He then shot nine or nine points. South Korea also matched its first shot with 10 points. However, Nam Soo-hyun and Lim Si-hyun both scored eight points. China finished the fourth set with 10, 8 and 9 points for the other three shots and 55 points. Jeon Hoon-young gained momentum by shooting 10 points again. Nam Soo-hyun shot nine points, and Im Si-hyun's shot remained at eight points. 53-55.

It was a shot-off of fate. We shot first. Jeon Hoon-young shot nine points. China had eight points. Nam Soo-hyun also had nine points. China shot 10 points and brought the game to square one. Everything is stuck in ace Lim Ji-hyun. It was nine points. China's last shot was nine points. 29-27, but South Korea laughed when Jeon Hoon-young and Lim Ji-hyun's shots turned into 10 points.

Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
Korean 女 archery won against China after shooting off '10 in a row'
Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/
From the 1988 Seoul Games to the previous Tokyo Games, South Korea has won nine consecutive team gold medals. With his victory at the Paris Olympics, he increased his record for consecutive gold medals to double digits. The best part of the Olympics in 2024 was Korean women's archery.

Paris = Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com



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