"'Only one win up to the three wins' Shim Ji-hyun and Jeon Hoon-young came from behind to advance to the final'...securing a silver medal
Aug 03, 2024
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In the women's individual archery semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Anvalidde, Paris, France on the 3rd (28-28 26-29 27-27 29-27) won a huge upset over Jeon Hoon-young. Shim reached the final and secured a silver medal. Lim Si-hyun wins only one win and succeeds in winning three gold medals. He will achieve a tremendous achievement by winning three gold medals in the Asian Games and the Olympics. Jeon Hoon-young will compete in the bronze medal match.
Jeon defeated Elif Gokir of Turkiye 6-2 (28-26 28-29 28-25 28-26) in the quarterfinals. 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.
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).
Shim Ji-hyun wrote a drama that turned the tables in the quarterfinals. 6-4 (30-30 27-27-28 29-26) win over Alejandro Valencia of Mexico. Shot 10-10-10 in the first set. The first foot changed from 9 points to 10 points as a result of a detailed reading. Mexico was also not easy. I thought I would catch it without difficulty, but I shot a perfect shot and tied. I went with him in the second set as well. Both scored eight points to draw 27-27. Lim shot the final shot with 10 points, but gave up the set 27-28.
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.
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.
The two, who had won 10 consecutive team games, had a 'meeting' at an important road to winning the individual competition.
It was tight from the first set. The two players shot 10-9 for the first two shots side by side. In the third shot, he also scored nine points to draw 28-28. In the second set, Jeon smiled. Jeon Hoon-young shot two 10 points while Shim Ji-hyun shot 9-8-9 points. Lim Si-hyun was also shaken in the third set of 29-26. It started with eight points. However, he shot 10 points in the second shot, tying Jeon with 9-9 points. A 27-27 draw with a 9-9 third shot.
In the fourth set, Lim Si-hyun brought the game to square one. Jeon Hoon-young, who stayed at 9-9-8 with Shim Ji-hyun shooting 10 points twice, beat 29-26. Five sets of destiny. First shot Lim Si-hyun scored nine points and Jeon Hoon-young scored 10. Lim Si-hyun scored 10 points in the second foot and Jeon Hoon-young scored 9. a tie. The game was decided at the end. Lim Si-hyun got 10 points. Jeon Hoon-young got 8 points. Lim Si-hyun laughed.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
