Nam Soo-hyun goes to the semifinals with a great reverse show, and all the Korean girls advance to the semifinals! Silver, copper secured 'I can see a sweep'
Aug 03, 2024
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Nam Soo-hyun came from behind to defeat India's Deepika Kumari (26-28 28-25 28-29 29-27 29-27) in the women's individual quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Anvalidde, Paris, France on the 3rd (Korea time). Nam Soo-hyun will face France's Lisa Babelin in the semifinals.
Nam Soo-hyun struggled in the previous games. They defeated Egypt's Jana Ali 5-1 (30-2329-25 28-28 29-28) 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).
The quarterfinals were not easy. In the first set, he shot the first shot with 10 points, but then shook with 8 points. They lost 28-26. In the second set, the Indian player was lucky to shoot six points. He took it 28-25 and brought the game back to square one. Starting with 10 points in the third set, he got the mood up. In the third set, he shot 10-9 for the first two shots side by side. Joy and sorrow were divided at the last foot. Nam Soo-hyun got 9 points. India shot 10 points. 28-29.
Four sets of cliffhangers. Nam Soo-hyun marked the first foot with 10 points. India also scored 10. But there was a difference on the second foot. India shot seven. 29-27. Five sets of destiny. Nam Soo-hyun decorated her first foot with 10 points. Outscored India with a score of 9-9. Decorating the last foot with 10 points, he confirmed his advance to the semifinals regardless of the remaining feet.
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Jeon previously beat Britain's Penny Healy 6-2 (27-28 28-26 28-25) in the round of 64 and Germany's Charlene Schwarz 7-1 (28-25 29-28-28-26 30-26) in the round of 32. He struggled a bit in the round of 16. 6-4 (27-28, 28-26, 28-25, 25-29, 28-25) came from behind to beat Lei Chen Ying (Taiwan).
Jeon Hoon-young, who reached the quarterfinals, took the first set 28-26, but in the second set, Gokir shot 29 points and gave up the set. Jeon Hoon-young, who re-energized in the third set, won 28-25. He was shaken by shooting eight points in the final set, but his opponent also shot eight points. Decorating the last foot with 10 points, they won 28-26. Jeon Hoon-young shot 28 points in all 1st to 4th sets.
In the round of 64, Shim took his first step in the individual tournament 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.
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In the fourth set, Si started the first shot with 10 points. Mexico has 9 points. Lim Si-hyun shot 10 points again. I finished the set with 29 points. Mexico won 29-28, shooting 9 points. The fifth set of fate, Si-min started with 10 points again. Mexico's first shot was eight points. Lim then shot 9-10 points. Regardless of the remaining feet, he came from behind to win.
The two, who had won 10 consecutive team games, had a 'meeting' at an important road to winning the individual competition. Nam Soo-hyun meets a formidable host country player. Nam Soo-hyun and Jeon Hoon-young are trying to win two gold medals, while Shim Ji-hyun is trying to win three gold medals. South Korea's archery team aims to sweep gold and silver in its first individual event since the 2000 Sydney Games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
