"'What a comfortable gold medal' There was no crisis or crisis, the 'strongest ever' men's archery perfect '3 consecutive losses'
Jul 29, 2024
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It was a perfect performance to the point where the expression 'the strongest ever ' was a waste. The men's archery team, led by Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Woo-seok (Kolong), won the men's team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics against France at the Léjen Ballid Special Saro on the 30th (Korea time). South Korea's men's archery, which won the gold medal, won its third consecutive gold medal following the 2016 Rio Games and the previous Tokyo Games. Korean men's archery has won as many as seven gold medals in 10 Olympics, starting with the gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Games. She won the title together with the women's archery, which succeeded in '10 consecutive losses' the previous day.
This time, the men's national team was evaluated as the 'strongest ever'. He has experience in major competitions as well as skills. He won two gold medals and one silver medal in the three World Cups he played before the Paris Games. Above all, even skill was the advantage. Kim Woo-jin is the world's best archer who won 11 gold medals in the Olympics (2) and the World Championships (9). Kim Je-deok won two gold medals in the mixed team event and men's team event in Tokyo at the age of 17. Lee Woo-seok, who is on the Olympic stage for the first time, has also participated in the Asian Games twice. Lee Woo-seok is a player who has shown competitiveness in the international stage since he was younger than Kim Je-deok.
The best skills and the best efforts have been added. The national team focused only on training without any media day events or media interviews, which it did ceremonially right before a major championship. He trained for wind adaptation at the Namhan River in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, and on the 29th of last month, he completed noise adaptation training at Jeonju World Cup Stadium, where the K League 1 game was held. The association's president, Hyundai Motor Company, competed with a robot archer who applied 'Emotional' to improve his 'high scoring ability'. It even finished adapting to the local area perfectly.
I was full of confidence. The rival is said to be nothing but 'ourself'. Kim Woo-jin said, `There are a lot of Asian or European teams, but to be honest, if we perform as well as we can, I think the biggest rival is ourselves"I think we can perform well enough if we don't get nervous and play our skills on the field."
The power of men's archery has been powerful since the ranking round held on the 25th. Kim Woo-jin shot 686 points to rank first overall, and Kim Je-deok ranked second with 682. Lee Woo-suk ranked fifth with 681 points. All three were named in the top five. The combined score of 2049 was also the highest among the team competition teams. South Korea went straight to the quarterfinals with China, India, and France.
Finally, the team competition, Korean men's archery was powerful. Unlike women's archery, which won the gold medal with difficulty in shooting off twice the previous day, there was no crisis. In the quarterfinals against Japan, he did not lose a single set, won a 6-0 victory, and then won a 5-1 victory against China in the semifinals. There was no mistake. There was no arrow shot below eight points. In the final, one-upmanship continued. He won the gold medal by unilaterally pushing France. It was the best gold medal made by the best team.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
