'Ten, ten, ten!' Kim Woo-jin and Lim Ji-hyun advanced to the semifinals with a thrilling come-from-behind victory '2 wins left until'金'
Aug 02, 2024
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Kim Woo-jin and Lim Ji-hyun beat Italy's Kiara Levagliati-Mauro Nespoli 6-2 (34-38 39-37 38-36 40-38) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics mixed team match against France at the special Saro in Lejean Valid, Paris, France on the 2nd (Korean time). Kim Woo-jin and Lim Ji-hyun, who advanced to the semifinals, have only one win left until they win two gold medals. The two have already won the gold medal in the team event. South Korea's archery won a gold medal at the Tokyo Games, which became the first official mixed event. He is trying to win his second consecutive title in this event.
In the first set, South Korea shot first. Shim Ji-hyun and Kim Woo-jin both scored 9 points. Italy also scored 9-9. On the second foot, Korea struggled. 8-8 points. Italy won 38-34, shooting 10–10 points. In the second set, Korea found the flow again. Lim Si-hyun's first shot hit 10 points. Kim Woo-jin also scored 10 points. Italy was also not easy. They evened the score by shooting 10-10. When Lim Si-hyun shot 9 points, Kim Woo-jin supported him with 10 points. 39 points. If Italy shoots eight points, the game is decided. South Korea won 39-37, making the set score 2-2.
In the third set, Kim Woo-jin's sense of stability continued. It relieved the burden of Lim Si-hyun, who shot 9 points with 10 points. Italy shot 9–9. Korea leads by one point. When Lim Si-hyun shot 9 points again, Kim Woo-jin shot 10 points again. 10 points for the fourth consecutive time. Italy chased with 10 points, but the last shot was 8. He came from behind with a 38-36 victory.
The match was concluded in the fourth set. When Italy shot 10-8, South Korea shot 10-10. Kim Woo-jin scored 10 points for five consecutive shots. Italy finished the set with 38 points, shooting 10-10. It was a high score, but it failed to stop the Taegeuk Warriors riding the flow. Lim Si-hyun and Kim Woo-jin both shot 10 points and won with 40 points.
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In the first set, Lim Si-hyun's first foot hit 10 points. Kim Woo-jin shot nine points. Taiwan shot 9-9. a one-point lead. The following two shots finished the first set with 37 points with 9-9 points. Taiwan shot 9-8. 35 points. Korea wins. In the second set, Taiwan went first. It was a score of 9-9. Lim Si-hyun decorated her first foot with 10 points again this time. Kim Woo-jin also got 10 points. I've definitely lost my spirits. Korea scored 39 points, with Lim Si-hyun shooting 9 points and Kim Woo-jin shooting 10 points. It led Taiwan with 37 points.
In the third set, Taiwan shot 10-9 points first. South Korea scored 19-19 with nine points for Im Si-hyun and 10 points for Kim Woo-jin. Taiwan scored 19 points again. Lim Si-hyun lost by shooting eight points. Kim Woo-jin finished with 10 points. 37-38. Gave away the set. In the fourth set, Taiwan took the tide. I shot a score of 10-10. Korea, on the other hand, was shaken up and scored 9 to 9. Taiwan shot 10-10 and took the fourth set with a perfect score. South Korea shot 10-10, raising expectations for the next set.
a shot-off of fate. First, Lim Si-hyun, who stood in the army, shot 10 points. Taiwan has 9 points. Kim Woo-jin finished the victory by shooting 10 points.
Archery is aiming to win the all-around title in this competition. The first mission has already been accomplished. The women's archery team consisting of `Super-Ace' Lim Si-hyun`Syntheller' Jeon Hoon-young(Incheon City Hall)-`Youngest On Top' Nam Soo-hyun(Suncheon City Hall) won the gold medal in the team final on the 29th by beating China by a set score of 5-4(56-53-54 51-55 53-55 29-27) after a shot-off. Starting with the 1988 Seoul Games, South Korea has achieved a great achievement of 10 consecutive gold medals since then. This is the record for the most consecutive wins in a particular event in a particular country.
The men's archery team, led by Kim Woo-jin Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) and Lee Woo-seok (Kolong), won the gold medal by winning the set score of 5-1 (57-57 59-56) in the team final on the 30th. With this victory, South Korea's men's archery has won three consecutive games, following Rio in 2016 and the previous Tokyo Games. Following the quarterfinals (6-0) against Japan and the semifinals (5-1) against China, it was a 'perfect gold medal' that did not yield a single set until the final.
Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun are aiming for the triple crown. Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun have already succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 in the individual competition with overwhelming skills. In particular, Kim Woo-jin is showing off his best skills to shoot 18 shots in the round of 64 and 32 to match 15 shots to 10 points.
The second gateway to the triple crown is the mixed race. Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun ranked 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).
Kim Woo-jin won nine gold medals at the World Championships, three at the Asian Games, and two at the Olympics. What's more surprising is that he has succeeded in participating in the Olympics three times until this Paris Games. It is often said that the selection of the Korean Olympic team is more difficult than the Olympic gold medal. Ansan, who won three gold medals in the last Tokyo competition, also suffered in the national team selection contest. It is a milestone in the history of brilliant Korean archery, including Kim Soo-nyeong, Jang Yong-ho, and Lim Dong-hyun, who are the only four in the 'original Shingung'. But the Olympic gold medal is only a team event. I'm going to break the jinx through this mixed event medal.
Lim won three gold medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. She won gold medals in individual, team, and mixed events. It was the first time in 37 years that a three-time archery champion was born at the Asian Games. He is aiming for three gold medals at the Olympics. I had the opportunity to make an unprecedented accomplishment of sweeping gold medals in two consecutive international competitions. Shim Do-hyun also did not hide his dream of winning three Olympic gold medals achieved by Ansan (Gwangju Bank) at the last Tokyo Games. After the ranking round, he said, `I'm grateful to have the opportunity to challenge myself. I will do well so that I can take the opportunity."
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