A great 1 point that summoned Musambani 24 years ago. Chadian Men's Archery Madaye's Beautiful Challenge Spirit
Aug 01, 2024
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Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming preliminary round at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The worst record in Olympic history came out. It was 1 minute, 52 seconds and 72 seconds. However, it was a great race.
The main character was Eric Musambani of Equatorial Guinea. Musambani, who represented the swimming barren Equatorial Guinea at the time, received no formal training. He participated in the Olympics without seeing any international-standard swimming pools.
At the end of the race, he finished the race with a similar stroke. However, fans around the world did not laugh. Rather, I was amazed by his performance that showed the spirit of the Olympics. The 2004 Olympics were also forced to participate, but there was also an incident in which an Equatorial Guinea official lost his passport photo just before the competition.
And the 2024 Paris Olympics. There is a 'great one point...'
On the 31st (Korean time), the Léjen-Balid Archery Field in Paris, France. Madaye (36, Chad), Israel, faced off against Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), the world's strongest Korean ace, in the round of 64 men's archery.
He was crushed 0-6. He was eliminated from the round of 64. The first set, we worked hard. It was a wasteful loss by 26-29, three points. On the other hand, he was shaken greatly in the second set. Last arrow of the second set, hit the white part of the target. It was one point.
Eventually, Ye remained at 15 points in every second set.
On the surface, it could have been an absurd one point. However, fans all over the world were amazed by his archery history.
Korean archery is the best in the world. The three beats are mixed in: fierce competition among world-class players, thorough preparation that began four years ago, and management that does not tolerate any variables in the scientific system.
Madaye, on the other hand, is from barren Chad in archery. He started archery in 2008 and did not receive proper guidance. I prepared for the Olympics by thoroughly self-taught.
Chad, one of Africa's poorest countries, has only three athletes participating in the Olympics. One of them was Madaye, and he is Chad's captain and rider.
Usually, soccer is played a lot in Africa. Items with a lot of equipment are not accessible. However, at the age of 19, Ye started archery.
Even in the worst environment, where everything was lacking, such as equipment and leaders, his will was not broken. It was difficult to get a bow and arrow, and he participated in the Olympics without wearing a chest guard, an essential item for the Olympians.
However, he went ahead with his fiery will to compete in the Olympics and suffered a great one-point, and a beautiful defeat. It was the spirit that the Olympics sought.
His interview was also intense. After the game, "It's a relief that people around the world know that there's someone from Chad who's doing his best to compete in the Olympics."
sfryu@sportschosun.com
