"The reason why the Korean archery is strong = Chairman Chung Eui-sun X Fair Association" 'Two gold medals'Kim Woo-jin said himself
Aug 03, 2024
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On the 3rd (Korean time), when South Korean archery swept the men's and women's team events and the mixed team gold medal, the press conference at the Anvalid Archery Field in Paris did not miss the question of why Korean archery is strong.
Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) and Lim Ji-hyun (Hanche University) collaborated for the gold medal in the mixed team event, and South Korea swept all three archery gold medals that came out so far.
At the press conference, a reporter from Japan's Kyodo News asked. "Why is Korea so good at archery when it's already the third gold medal in archery. There is also a saying that Koreans have been good at shooting arrows since the Joseon Dynasty and Goguryeo."
Kim Woo-jin answered bravely. "Korean archery is well-organized. From elementary to middle school, high school, college, and unemployment, all athletes have a set direction to continue moving forward. Then there's the Fair Korean Archery Association, so I think it's because all the players play together in a fair position without any irregularities or anything like that, so it's cleaner"
He then directly mentioned Chairman Chung Eui-sun, who supports the administration of the fair archery association. Kim Woo-jin "I think our archery association president (Hyundai Motor President Chung Eui-sun) is interested in archery and continues to support it, and I think about how archery can protect the world's top." That's why I think Korean archery is consistently strong." The players are always right. The players, who swept three gold medals, mentioned the head themselves and did not forget to thank them for their generous support.
American veteran archer and bronze medalist Brady Ellison also expressed her envy of Korea's systematic archery system. "I heard that Korean players undergo significant training for 15 years since they were young"There are many athletes who enter university while trained as archers, and whose job is archery," he said." "I'm the only archer in the United States who makes a living by archery. South Korea and the U.S. have different archery systems from their roots."
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