'Youngest' Nam Soo-hyun goes to the round of 16 after a struggle and wins 7-3 over Horakova!
Jul 31, 2024
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Nam Soo-hyun won the women's individual archery round of 32 at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Lejean Valid in Paris, France, on the 31st (28-28 27-24 28-28-29 29-24). Nam Soo-hyun made it to the round of 16.
The first set was tight. The opponent finished with 28 points, shooting two or 10 points. Nam Soo-hyun scored 28 points with 9-9-10. I found the pace from the second set. Nam Soo-hyun scored 27 points with 8-10-9 points, while his opponent was sluggish, shooting 7 points.
The third set was also tied. Nam Soo-hyun shot 28 points with 9-10-9 points. It seemed to win, but Horakova's first shot turned to nine points and tied the score. Set Score 4-2.
The fourth set was also tight. Nam Soo-hyun shot nine points in the first shot and connected the other two to 10. Horakova was also a formidable player. I shot 10-10-9 points. The last foot was on the boundary, but he swept his chest with nine points.
Last 5 sets. Horakova shook. He shot eight points in all three shots. Nam Soo-hyun maintained his rating. He won the game with 29 points, including shooting two shots at 10 points.
Nam Soo-hyun defeated Egypt's Jana Ali 5-1 (30-2329-25 28-28) in the round of 64. 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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