'Expected a completely wrong sports association' achieved five gold goals in three days, and with this momentum, at least three to five more will explode

Jul 30, 2024

Oh Sang-wook, who won the individual final of the fencing men's sabre held in Grand Palais, Paris, France on the 28th (Korea time), faced Tunisian Perjani and won the gold medal. Oh Sang-wook cheering. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/

Oh Sang-wook, who won the individual gold medal in the fencing men's sabre '2024 Paris Olympics" at Grand Palais in Paris on the 28th (Korea time), poses with Tunisian Perjani (left) and Italian Samelle, the silver medal. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/

The early pace of our Taegeuk Warriors at the Paris Olympics is amazing. On the third day after the opening of the tournament, the original target was achieved. I won five gold medals. There are three silver medals and one bronze medal. It is competing for the top spot in the middle of the medal rankings with China, Japan, and Australia. Everyone is puzzled. Fans who hear the news in Korea are surprised by the better-than-expected performance, and officials in Paris are busy applauding our players' exciting propaganda.

Before the competition, the goal of the Paris Olympics, which was publicly announced by the Korean Olympic Committee, was to rank within the top 15 in the overall ranking with five gold medals. Against this target, some say "The Korean Olympic Committee has set the target too conservatively low" he evaluated. The expectations of foreign media and specialty magazines were also mixed. One media outlet said that South Korea would only have five gold medals in this competition, and some organizations predicted up to eight or more.

Since the opening, our athletes have won gold medals in the order of fencing → shooting → archery → shooting → archery. Oh Sang-wook → Oh Ye-jin → Archery Women's Team Event (Temporary Hyun-Jeon Hoon-young-Nam Soo-hyun) → Ban Hyo-jin → Archery Men's Team Event (Kim Woo-jin, Lee Woo-seok, and Kim Je-deok) won the Olympic podium in that order.

Golden medal winner Oh Ye-jin

(Chatoru =Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hwa-young smiles with a gold medal at the women's 10m shooting air pistol final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the 28th (local time). 2024.7.28

Oh Ye-jin 'I said it! It's a gold medal!'

(Chatoru = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hwa-young = Oh Ye-jin, who won the women's 10-meter final of the shooting air pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics, cheers at the Chatoru Shooting Center in France on the 28th (local time). 2024.7.28

Fencing opened its first gold medal, followed by two gold medals in shooting and archery. 'The Handsome Sword of Fencing' Oh Sang-wook achieved the Grand Slam with his overwhelming performance in the men's sabre individual event. Oh Sang-wook's gold medal was expected to some extent. It is a 'ready' pencer with top-notch skills. Three years ago, the team gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics was not a good luck. The women's team archery and men's team gold medals, which completely overpowered France, the host country, by overpowering China after a shoot-off, were also rewards for preparations so far. The women's team event was a milestone for the 10th consecutive Olympics, and the men's team event was the third in a row. If you know how fierce and harsh Korean archery is to select representative athletes and devise unusual training methods, the men's and women's team gold medals will be a natural reward.

Jeon Hoon-young (from left), Lim Si-hyun and Nam Soo-hyun of the women's archery team are receiving souvenirs handed over by President Chung Eui-sun on the podium after beating China to achieve the milestone of the 10th consecutive gold medal in the women's recurve team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Anvalide, Paris, France, on the 28th (Korea time). Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/

Jeon Hoon-young, Lim Si-hyun, and Nam Soo-hyun, who won the gold medal in the women's recurve team final at the '2024 Paris Olympics' archery competition held in Anvalid, Paris, France, are celebrating. Look for five other places. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com

The youngest national representative 'high school students'Ban Hyo-jin (17) is on the 29th (Korea time)?At Chatoru Shooting Center in France?She won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ban Hyo-jin performs a ceremony after confirming the gold medal. Chatoru (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.29/

The youngest national representative 'high school students'Ban Hyo-jin (17) is on the 29th (Korea time)?At Chatoru Shooting Center in France?She won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ban Hyo-jin's smile holding up the gold medal on the podium. Chatoru (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.29/

Out of expectation, 'Surprise' What really surprised us with the gold medal went off in shooting. Shooting was not very likely in the expected gold medal event of the sports association. The Korean Shooting Federation was cautious. Young athletes were growing rapidly, but they did not expect an Olympic gold medal unless they had yet to stand out in international competitions. Oh Ye-jin, 19, and Ban Hyo-jin, a high school student, had a major accident at the Paris Games, where they competed for the first time. Oh Ye-jin won her first Olympic title in the women's 10-meter air pistol final over Kim Ye-ji, a senior member of the team. Ban Hyo-jin, who has been holding the gun at her friend's recommendation, defeated the Chinese player with a dramatic match through the final two shots and shot-off in the women's 10-meter air rifle final, giving our team its fourth gold medal of the tournament. The 16-year-old Ban Hyo-jin became the youngest gold medalist at the Summer Olympics in Korea.

Men's archery team Kim Je-deok (left) and Lee Woo-seok roar after shooting 10 points in the men's recurve team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Anvalid, Paris, France on the 30th (Korea time). South Korea's men's archery has won three consecutive Olympics. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.30/

Kim Woo-jin (from left), Lee Woo-seok, and Kim Je-deok of the men's archery team are happy together when they beat France to win the gold medal in the men's recurve team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Anvalid, Paris, France, on the 30th (Korea time). South Korea's men's archery has won three consecutive Olympics. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.30/

Men's archery team Kim Je-deok (from left), Kim Woo-jin and Lee Woo-seok are celebrating after winning the gold medal after beating France in the men's recurve team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Anvalide, Paris, France on the 30th (Korea time). Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.30/

Now, Korea will automatically raise its medal target for this year's event. There are still a lot of games left to play. Experts say it is difficult for anyone to predict a medal. But with the momentum of the South Korean team, the gold chain will not be broken all of a sudden" he says. It is expected that at least three or more and up to five or more can be added. In the end, it is calculated that 8 to 10 gold medals are possible. Although cautious, they can seek additional gold medals in the men's and women's individual archery, badminton women's individual (Ahn Se-young), fencing men's sabre team, shooting women's 25m air pistol, and taekwondo.

Our Taegeuk Warriors finished 16th with six gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. At that time, there was a post-evaluation that the players lacked training due to the COVID-19 period and had too little experience in international competitions. Ahead of the Paris Olympics, "It will be different from Tokyo." Our players trained a lot at Jincheon Training Center. It is said that it will surpass Tokyo's performance." However, you should not be relieved with five gold pieces. They are true Taegeuk Warriors only when they are driven out of the way.

Reporter Roh Joo-hwan nogoon@sportschosun.com

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'Expected a completely wrong sports association' achieved five gold goals in three days, and with this momentum, at least three to five more will explode

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