'Super Aces' Lim Si-hyun +'Scene Steeler' Jeon Hoon-young +'The Youngest On Top' 女 Archery Team with Nam Soo-hyun '10 in a row' Shinhwa
Jul 29, 2024
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The women's archery team beat China 6-4 (56-53 55-54 51-54 53-55 29-27) in the women's team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Léjen-Ballid Stadium in Paris, France on the 29th (Korea time). Starting with the 1988 Seoul Games, South Korea has achieved a great achievement of 10 consecutive gold medals since then. This is the most tie for a particular event in a particular country that is currently in progress. At the center of the new history was Nam Soo-hyun (19, Suncheon City Hall) 'SuperAce', Lim Si-hyun (21, Korea National Sports University) 'Scene Steeler' Jeon Hoon-young (30, Incheon City Hall) 'Youngest On Top'.
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It was a stroke of fate. Shot-off in a set-score 4-4 situation. China finished with 27 points. Jeon Hoon-young's first foot was placed on the boundary between 9 and 10 points, and it was recognized as 9 points for now. Nam Soo-hyun also scored nine points. Ten points were absolutely necessary to be revered. Lim Si-hyun stood on the four sides. In a trembling moment, the arrow that left his hand headed for ten points. He made it himself '10 consecutive losses', and Si-Hyun was also 'Super Ace'.
Im Si-hyun received a lot of attention as the ace of this tournament. In particular, as Jeon Hoon-young and Nam Soo-hyun lacked experience in big games, the role of Lim Ji-hyun was important. He showed off his amazing skills from the ranking round held on Saturday. Lim Si-hyun scored 694 points, setting 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).
The fickle wind, the opponent with a higher level than ever, followed by a bloody match every game. Both the semifinals against the Netherlands and the final against China went to the shoot-off. It was a flow that could have collapsed, but Lim Si-hyun pulled the bow without shaking. He finished the set confidently, shooting 9 and 10 points alternately. Sim Ji-hyun "We prepared really hard. It was such an honor to be able to win 10 consecutive Olympics in Paris. For the Republic of Korea, it was somewhat to keep the position of a prince, but now 40 years have passed and the members have changed, 10 consecutive losses have been a new challenge and goal for us. I'm so grateful that our challenge can be history, and I think I'm so honored and happy to be able to achieve that history with Hun-young and Su-hyun."
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The best 'scene stealer' in this team event was 'the oldest sister' Jeon Hoon-young. Jeon Hoon-young, who shoots the bow quickly, was the first runner. The quarterfinals against Taiwan did not match the score of the province. He shot only 8-8-7-8 in the first five shots. There were no more than nine points. As Jeon Hoon-young faltered, the national team also struggled. It won 6-2, but the performance was unstable. Concerns over a lack of experience in the big game seemed to become a reality.
However, Jeon has changed since the match against the Netherlands. Jeong Hoon-young, who caught 'Gam', continued his propaganda by shooting 10 points four times. As the first runner and the oldest sister, she definitely led Korea. In the desperate shoot-off, he shot 9 points and captured the momentum perfectly. The final was even more intense. He scored 10 points five times. It was a de facto 'hard carry'. And another shot-off. He also hit 10 points to perfectly take the lead as the first runner. The beginning was unsettling, but the end was perfect.
The Heart Ceremony was also his work. Sim Ji-hyun said "I came to Paris to train, and it was made because Hun-young suggested how this ceremony was."
It was by far a military discipline even in the mixed zone. He showed off his witty speech skills like a mood maker. 'There were concerns among fans about not having a big presenceWhen asked 'I think the country will have that concern, too. Because he's a player I've never seen before. However, it is inevitable because it has penetrated all those short selection and warm-up matches. What should I do? I got it?He laughed at the reporters with the answer ". The phrase 'In popularity is soaring' has never been considered pretty. But sometimes it seems like that. It's better than pretty." Jeon Hoon-young said "10 consecutive losses were too burdensome. It was my first major tournament, so I tried harder not to cause any damage, but I'm so happy that the result came out."
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Nam Soo-hyun, who was the runner-up between the `oldest sister' and `Ace', has been stable throughout the team event. At the critical moment, he scored 10 points out of nutritional value. Nam Soo-hyun "I don't think it came as heavy as I thought because I really prepared hard."I think I was able to enjoy it because I played a real game like this," he said with a smile.
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, 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. Nam Soo-hyun said, "When I was a freshman in high school, I always wanted to go to the Paris Olympics while watching the Tokyo Olympics."' held out hope. I'm so honored to be able to achieve it so quickly." He said, "It was an honor to perform on the Olympic stage of my dream, but I worked together with my sisters to write the history of 10 consecutive team events."
When asked how he felt about touching the gold medal, he smiled brightly, saying, `It's really heavy.' 'Archery Player' Nam Soo-hyun's career has just begun. He said, `I have a desire to prepare harder and continue to compete in the Olympics. The same goes for Asian Games and World Championships. I want to play in an international competition as a national team member," he said emphatically.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
