"Let's go for the 3rd place!" 金 Woo-jin defeated defending champion to face Lee Woo-seok in the semifinals, securing South Korea

Aug 04, 2024

'Let's go for the 3rd place!' 金 Woo-jin defeated defending champion to face Lee Woo-seok in the semifinals, securing South Korea
Kim Woo-jin '4Joong Jo-jun'
Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), who is trying to win Korea's first three gold medals in archery, beat the defending champion and proudly made it to the semifinals.

Kim Woo-jin faced Mette Gajoz (Turkiye) in the quarterfinals of the men's archery at the Paris Olympics held in Paris, France on the 4th.

He shot nine points side by side in the first set. The second arrow, Kim Woo-jin scored 9 points and Gajoz scored 10. Kim Woo-jin was shaken by shooting seven third arrows. Gajoz shot nine points. 25-28, giving up two points.

Kim Woo-jin scored 9 points and Gajoz 10 points in the first set of the second set. The second arrow, Kim Woo-jin, who rearranged the line, shot 10 points and Gajoz 9 points. Kim Woo-jin scored 10 points and Gajoz scored 9 points. 29-28, Kim Woo-jin balanced 2-2 by bringing two points.

In the first shot of the third set, Kim Woo-jin narrowly shot 10 points on the line, and Gajoz was relieved as he shot 8 points. The second arrow Kim Woo-jin shot 9 points and Gajoz shot 8 points. Gajoz shook. The last arrow, Kim Woo-jin shot 10 points and Gajoz shot 10 points, 29-26, Kim Woo-jin won. 4-2.

'Let's go for the 3rd place!' 金 Woo-jin defeated defending champion to face Lee Woo-seok in the semifinals, securing South Korea
Kim Woo-jin '4Joong Jo-jun'
First arrow of the fourth set, Kim Woo-jin and Gajoz shot 9 points side by side. The second arrow Gajoz scored 10 points and Kim Woo-jin scored 8 points. After the third arrow Gajoz shot eight points, Kim Woo-jin shot nine points, falling to 26-27, one point behind. 4-4, giving up two points.

He entered the fifth set to determine the advance to the semifinals. First arrow Kim Woo-jin shot 10 points. Gajoz shot nine points. Kim Woo-jin's second arrow was also 10 points. Gajoz shot nine points. After Kim Woo-jin shot eight arrows for the third time, Gajoz shot eight points to win 28-26, securing a 6-4 victory and a trip to the semifinals with Lee Woo-seok.

Kim Woo-jin, who won the gold medal in the men's team event and mixed team event, will try to win three unanswered gold medals before the Korean men's archery. If he wins in the individual event, he will become the first male athlete to win three Olympic archery medals, followed by Ansan (Gwangju Bank) in Tokyo and Lim Ji-hyun (Hanse University) in Paris.



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