"Thanks to the president"Thanks to the athletes" Chairman Kim Woo-jin and Chairman Chung Eui-sun, Kim 5 is the fruit of faith

Aug 05, 2024

Archery national team Kim Woo-jin (left) wins the final against Brady Ellison of the U.S. in the men's individual archery at the Paris Olympics in Anvalide, Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time) and wins three gold medals, before handing the gold medal to Chung Eui-sun, president of the Korea Archery Association. Kim Woo-jin won five gold medals, the most by any South Korean athlete in the Olympics. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.08.04/

"The Fair and Clean Archery Association, which instills the idea that any athlete can be a member of the national team."

This is the answer given by Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), who kept his promise of five gold medals by becoming the first Korean men's archery team leader to win three gold medals. .

Kim Woo-jin played a close game with Brady Ellison in the final of the men's archery individual match held in Anvalidde, Paris on the 4th (Korea time). In the fifth set, he shot ten, ten, and ten side by side, shooting five-5. He also shot 10 points side by side in the last shot out. The distance between the target center and the arrow was measured, and Kim Woo-jin won the thrilling gold medal by just 4.9 millimeters. Along with the first Olympic individual gold medal, he won the first three men's archery medals and the most gold medals (five) in South Korea's winter Olympian, and South Korea's archery achieved the feat of sweeping all five events for the first time. Kim Woo-jin's medal was also the 10th gold medal for the South Korean team at the Paris Olympics.

Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun advanced to the final by defeating India's Ankita Bakat-Diraj Bommadevara 6-2 (36-38-35 38-37 39-38) in the mixed team archery competition at the Paris Olympics held in Léjen-Ballid, Paris, France on the 2nd (Korea time). Chung Eui-sun, president of the Archery Association, visits the stadium to celebrate his advance to the finals. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.2/

In an interview after confirming the triple crown, veteran Kim Woo-jin's first answer to "Why Korean Archery Is So Strong" was directed at Chung Eui-sun, president of the Korea Archery Association (Hyundai Motor Group). "The biggest reason is that the president of the Korean Archery Association is very interested and how Korean archery can maintain its global status." "They will actively support everything the players need, including shooting machines." I'm getting a lot of support from Paris, too," he said, expressing his appreciation. "Our association also instills the idea that any player can be a member of the national team." "It created an atmosphere where everyone could compete in an equal position in a fair and clean manner so that I could suddenly think that I could become a national team member if I did well in the national team selection match. He also explained that the secret to maintaining the strongest Korean archery is that he created a system that extends to elementary, middle school, high school, university, and business team.

From left, Han Kyu-hyung, vice chairman of the Korean Archery Association, Chung Eui-sun, president of the Korean Archery Association, and Jang Yeong-sul, vice chairman of the Korean Archery Association.

After winning five gold medals on the day, Chairman Chung Eui-sun gave credit to the players when he met reporters in front of Anvalid, which has become a "holy place for Korean archery." "I'm most grateful to our players. The players achieved what they dreamed of. I'm most happy that I used my skills well and that the players achieved everything." "We didn't aim for the championship or the number of gold medals in all events, but we wanted to help the athletes do as well as they worked hard, but the number of medals increased because the athletes did much better." Chung's answer to why Korean archery is strong was a good tradition and a firm belief. "When Korea first started archery, there was also the late president who had been working hard since then, and the archery association system has been established since then, and its tradition has continued. What's more important than anything else is the trust of the association, our athletes, and our archery staff." "We were able to do well because we trusted each other and did it in one mind."," he said with a smile.

Regarding the background of achieving five gold medals, half of the gold medals won by the Republic of Korea, 'all after all', Vice President of the Korea Archery Association Jang Young-sul gave a detailed explanation. "The president always tells us to start preparing four years after the Olympics. I've always done that." "I heard that the Paris Olympics were held in Angvalid, so I held the last Jeong Mong-gwae competition at the War Memorial in a similar environment, and the chairman came to the Paris site last year to take care of the players' accommodation and meals." "I came to the Paris Olympics through a retired nutritionist at the Taeneung National Training Center and ate the same food and executed it last year.We came in on the 16th earlier than other countries, prepared perfectly for the 17th and 18th at Stade Français (a 140-year-old sports club in 일le-de-France) and started practicing here. We have made a very flawless preparation that the chairman always emphasizes. "Also, I went to Namhan River, where there is a strong wind similar to this area, and set up the same stage as the Paris Olympics in Jincheon Training Center to train, and at the end, I played a game with robots, but today's game of Kim Woo-jin was hardly lost against robots."." "The president has already instructed us what to do with the next LA Olympics. I'm going to go back and get ready right away."

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"Thanks to the president"Thanks to the athletes" Chairman Kim Woo-jin and Chairman Chung Eui-sun, Kim 5 is the fruit of faith

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