A big twist! Lee Woo-suk advanced to the semi-finals of archery at the 男. Tokyo Olympic silver medal champion Nespoli beat him

Aug 04, 2024

A big twist! Lee Woo-suk advanced to the semi-finals of archery at the 男. Tokyo Olympic silver medal champion Nespoli beat him
Lee Woo-suk who made it to the next round

(Paris=Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hwa-young = South Korea's Lee Woo-suk is delighted after winning the men's individual archery round of 16 against China's Wang Yan at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Léjenvalid, Paris, France on the 4th (local time). 2024.8.4

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Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) has reached the semifinals.

Lee Woo-seok defeated Italian powerhouse Mauro Nespoli 6-4 (28-29, 29-29, 29-29, 30-29, 28-27) in the men's individual quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics archery held at the Lejean Valid Stadium in Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time).

I lost the first set. Nespoli, the silver medalist in the individual event at the Tokyo Olympics, was stable. It was not easy. 28 points for 10-9-9. Lee Woo-suk scored 27 points. Nespoli's momentum was sharp.



Second set, I totally got the hang of it. I shot 29 points. However, Nespoli did not back down. 29-29 while shooting 10 points in the final shot. Eventually, they split 1 point each set point.

The third set was a match. Lee started with nine points. Since then, he has scored 10 points in a row. However, after scoring 10 straight points, Nespoli again trailed with nine final shots and a set score of 2-4.



Nespoli made no mistake.

Lee Woo-seok gathered. Certainly Nespoli had power.



a desperate crisis. Lee Woo-suk scored 10 points for the first shot and Nespoli scored 9. Lee Woo-suk scored 10 points again. Nespoli, however, also scored 10 points. His momentum remained strong. However, Lee Woo-seok scored 10 points again. In the end, he took four sets.

In the end, it tied the set score 4-4.

The result was a square one.

Lee Woo-seok took the lead by shooting 10 points first. Finally, Nespoli began to shake. The heart rate soared to 110. It was eight points. At the critical moment, a mistake was made.



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