The South Korean men's archery team, consisting of Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Lee Woo-seok (Kolong) and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), won the men's team quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics against Japan by 6-0 (57-53, 59-55, 57-54) on the 29th (Korea time). South Korea has won a ticket to the semifinals.
In terms of objective power, Korea was one-up. South Korea tied for first place overall in the ranking round held on the 25th. Kim Woo-jin scored 686 points and Kim Je-deok scored 682 points, ranking first and second. Lee Woo-suk also ranked fifth with 681 points. The three scored a total of 2049 points to become the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Thanks to this, Korea started with the quarterfinals in the team event. Japan, on the other hand, has played since the round of 16. In their first game, they beat Mexico 5–1 (55–53, 56–56, 57–56) to advance to the quarterfinals.
Moreover, South Korea had strong motivation. South Korea topped Rio in 2016 and Tokyo just before. He aimed to win three consecutive championships in this tournament. In the women's division held a day earlier, Shim Ji-hyun (Korea National Sports University), Nam Soo-hyun (Suncheon City Hall), and Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall) won 10 consecutive games.
사진=Yonhap News
The game has begun. Lee Woo-seok came forward as the first runner. I hit ten points. Kim Je-deok then added 10 points. Kim Woo-jin had nine points. Japan was taken aback. The score was 10-9 in the beginning, but the third runner, Fumiya Saito, scored only seven points. South Korea gained momentum. It was a total of 57 points, shooting 10-9-9. Japan left a total of 53 points at 9-9. Korea took the first set.
The second set was Japan's first move. They combined for 9-9-9 points. There was a momentary scene in Korea. Lee Woo-seok's hand slipped during the preparation process. There was no shaking. I shot 10 points. Kim Je-deok and Kim Woo-jin also added 10 points each. Japan trailed 10-9-9, but South Korea countered with 9-10-10. South Korea also took two sets.
