Nam Soo-hyun 'Youngest On Top' won 5-1 in the round of 64 against Allie and advanced to the round of 32'
Jul 31, 2024
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Nam Soo-hyun defeated Egypt's Jana Ali 5-1 (30-23 29-25 28-28) in the women's individual round of 64 archery at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Lejean Balide, Paris, France on the 31st (Korea time). Nam Soo-hyun made it to the round of 32.
It was perfect from the first set. It was 10, 10, 10. The opponent was shaken, shooting six points. He only scored 23 points. He also showed his best performance in the second set. He shot 10 points in a row after 9 points. He overwhelmed his opponent with 25 points. The third set was divided by one point each. Nam Soo-hyun shot nine, nine and 10 points. Ali's last foot was tied with nine points from eight.
In the end, he concluded the match in the fourth set. He shot 10-10-9 to subdue Ali, who shot 9-9-10.
Nam Soo-hyun won a gold medal in the women's team event on the 29th with Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sports University) and Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall). Starting with the 1988 Seoul Games, Korean women's archery has achieved a 10-game winning streak until this year. Nam Soo-hyun had no experience in international competitions before this Olympics. Nam Soo-hyun is also the first person to participate in the Olympics as soon as he became a national standing army. However, he broke through the selection match that began in September last year and ranked third in the cut line by one point. He ranked first in the first individual match of the Special Match, a pre-adaptive training for the Olympics, and won the gold medal with his fearless shot at the Olympics. He is also aiming for the gold medal in the individual event.
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