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.
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