"SIHYEON did a good job" "Thanks to you" "Honsungjeon Gold Medal"Kim Woo-jin - Lim Ji-hyun, skill and teamwork "World's best"
Aug 03, 2024
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His skills and breathing were also the best in the world. raise each other 'thumbs'
As expected, he was the world's best archery duo. Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) and Lim Ji-hyun (Korea National Sports University) won two gold medals. Kim Woo-jin and Lim Ji-hyun defeated Germany's Michel Croffen-Florian Unruh with a set score of 6-0 (38-35 36-35 36-35) in the final of the mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the special Saro in Paris, France on the 2nd (Korea time). South Korea's archery team won its second consecutive mixed event. Kim Je-deok and Ansan won the gold medal at the last Tokyo event, which was adopted as an official mixed event for the first time.
Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun became the main characters of the mixed match by ranking first in the ranking round held on the 25th. South Korean archery has traditionally granted the best performing male and female archers in the ranking rounds of major international competitions to compete in the mixed event. In the ranking round, Shim earned a total score of 694 points, a new world record and an Olympic record. Lim Si-hyun, who shot 72, hit 48 shots on the target of 10 points. The 21 shots were taken by Xsten (centre of 10 points).
As expected, Kim Woo-jin and Lim Ji-hyun, who won the gold medal in the mixed event, won two gold medals following the team event. Kim Woo-jin won three consecutive men's team games, and Lim Si-hyun won 10 consecutive women's team games. Both players played the most burdensome No. 3 runner perfectly. Kim Woo-jin had previously won three team gold medals, but he won a mixed gold medal for the first time.
It was the first Olympic gold medal outside of the team event. Kim Woo-jin won his fourth Olympic gold medal with this gold medal. Along with Jin Jong-oh in shooting and Kim Soo-nyeong in archery, he tied the record for the most gold medals won by Koreans at the Olympics. Im has already won two gold medals in her first Olympics.
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Kim Woo-jin said that a mixed partner is confirmed, and `You only need to listen carefully to Lim Si-hyun.' Sim Ji-hyun laughed "I listened carefully" and Kim Woo-jin laughed "I should have listened carefully, but I did."
It wasn't an easy win. Especially in the first game against Taiwan, he went all the way to the shoot-off. Kim Woo-jin went back and forth between heaven and hell. As many people did, we had a heartache.' It also gave up the first point against Italy and India. Si-Hyun said "The director 'It's okay. Let's give it a set and go all the way to the end. I gave the first set and from the next set, I got a good result because I went on a normal track and did it." As for the last shot, I knew that shooting more than nine points would end the game. I wanted to finish the game for Im Si-hyun or for me. The director shouted for a big look from behind. He said, "I think I made a good result after looking at it big."
Now the two are one step away from winning the triple crown. If you win a gold medal in the individual event, you can write a new history. The two said "I'm happy, but I think I'll have to prepare for the future."
Paris = Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
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