The secret of Yang Chang-hoon, director of the 女 Archery Federation who erased the evaluation of the 'the weakest in history''Millions of Arrows'
Aug 04, 2024
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The women's archery team has been called the weakest ever. There was Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sports University), who won three gold medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, but he was concerned about the lack of experience in big games by Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall) and Nam Soo-hyun (Suncheon City Hall). This was the first Olympics even for Im Si-hyun. The pressure of the Olympics is beyond imagination. On top of that, checks from China, Taiwan, and India were strong. In fact, the women's national team stayed in the silver medal in both the first and second World Cups, falling behind China.
However, overshadowing this evaluation, the women's national team had the best performance at the Paris Olympics. He won the team event and won 10 consecutive gold medals, and also won the gold medal in the mixed team event in which Lim Si-hyun was paired with Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall). In the individual event, Shim Ji-hyun also won the gold medal, and Nam Soo-hyun won the silver medal. It is the women's national team that has brought all possible medals, except for one individual bronze medal.
Yang Chang-hoon, the coach of the women's national team, said, `Honestly, I was nervous"He confessed his intentions. Director Yang answered "Who's not anxious?" `I didn't sleep well even when I was listening, but I slept well this time. I was so tired that I trembled. It is said that the small 'accident' before the game also raised Yang's anxiety. He said "The bus drivers were in the car for more than an hour because they didn't know the way, and they were stuck on the bus for two hours because of terrorism concerns"I thought it would be an obstacle, and I thought it would be arrogant."
In the end, it was 'millions of arrows' shot while preparing for the Olympics that overcame this. Coach Yang said, `In the beginning, I heard a lot about the weakest team and weak composition because I went out to the World Cup and lost to China, my performance was bad, and my player composition was completely changed, so I think that's why the players thought they should work harder.' The players trained fiercely at Jincheon Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do, shooting arrows 400 to 500 times a day under the guidance of coach Yang. There was a time when I shot 600 if there were many. Coach Yang said "When I came out at night, the players were doing individual training separately. At times, the coach told me not to overdo it and to take a rest."
He said "The players did their best to hold out the heavy crowns. Of course, the full support of the Archery Association and the basics accumulated so far cannot be left out. I think luck comes along because I'm working hard as a plus here."
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
