"'As expected of Super A.C.E.'" Siamese did it! I beat Nam Soo Hyun and won the individual gold medal...Team competition and mixed race, then won three gold medals!
Aug 03, 2024
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On the 3rd (Korea time), Lim won the women's individual archery final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Anvalid, Paris, France, 7-3 (29-29 29-26 30-27 30-29 28-26). Shim also won a gold medal in the individual event. Nam Soo-hyun won the silver medal. It is the first time in 20 years that Korean women's archery has won the individual gold and silver medals since the 2004 Athens Games. With the individual, mixed, and team gold medals all around her neck, Shim Ji-hyun won three gold medals.
It's Korean Derby in the final. In the semifinal against Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall), Shim Ji-hyun won a huge upset of 6-28 26-29 27-27 29-26 29-27. Nam won the semifinals 6-0 (29-27 27-26 29-27) over France's Lisa Babelin.
Earlier in the round of 64, Shim took his first step in the individual competition with a 6-0 (26-2328-1829-24) complete victory over Puerto Rico's Alondra Rivera. In the next round of 32, he also secured a 6-0 victory over Indonesia's Reza Octavia (28-27 27-26 29-27). He continued his momentum in the round of 16. 7-1 (28-28, 27-26, 27-21, 28-26) against Meghan Havers of England. In the quarterfinals, he wrote a drama that turned the tables. 6-4 (30-30 27-27-28 29-26) win over Alejandro Valencia of Mexico. Nam Soo-hyun defeated Egypt's Jana Ali 5-1 (30-2329-25 28-28) in the round of 64. In the following round of 32, he won the Czech Republic's Marier Horakova 7-3 (28-28 27-24 28-28 29-24). In the round of 16 against Amaistroye Madarina of Romania, he won 6-2 (28-24, 27-29, 28-27, 29-28). In the quarterfinals, India's Deepika Kumari came from behind to reach the semifinals with a 6-4 (26-28 28-25 28-29-27 29-27).
It was the final round in which Korean archery won no matter who won, securing gold and silver medals already. It was tight from the first set. The two players got the same score as if they had a promise? 10-9-10 points. 29-29 couldn't decide the outcome. In the second set, Lim Si-hyun took the lead. Lim Si-hyun shot 29 points unchanged, but Nam Soo-hyun shot 7 points and remained at 26.
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Im Si-hyun has won three gold medals. He collaborated with Jeon Hoon-young and Nam Soo-hyun for the gold medal in the women's team event on the 29th. Starting with the 1988 Seoul Games, Korean women's archery has achieved a 10-game winning streak until this year.
Lim Si-hyun, who won the team gold medal, the first goal, also won the gold medal in the ensuing mixed event. Lim Si-hyun competed in the mixed game with Kim Woo-jin, who was ranked No. 1 in the men's ranking round as well. South Korean archery has traditionally granted the best performing male and female archers in the ranking rounds of major international competitions to compete in the mixed event. Both are undoubtedly the best archers in the world. I've already worked with him. Shim Ji-hyun and Kim Woo-jin played as a group in the first and second World Cups this year. He also won the first World Cup.
He also won the gold medal in the mixed event with his overwhelming performance. He dominated the remaining solo exhibition. Lim won three gold medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. She won gold medals in individual, team, and mixed events. It was the first time in 37 years that a three-time archery champion was born at the Asian Games. He also won three gold medals in the Olympics. South Korea has won three gold medals in two consecutive events since the last Tokyo Games in Ansan. Im has made an unprecedented accomplishment of sweeping gold medals for two consecutive international competitions. Korean archery is in the interim era.
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