"'Triple crown challenge' Shim Ji-hyun wins against Mexico! Jeon Hoon-young and the 4th class 'Korean Derby'...Women's Archery Secures 銀 for Individual Archery'
Aug 03, 2024
|
|
Jeon defeated Elif Gokir of Turkiye 6-2 (28-26 28-29 28-25 28-26) in the women's individual quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Anvalid, Paris, France on the 3rd (Korea time). In the quarterfinals that followed, Shim Ji-hyun won a 6-3 27-27-28 29-26 victory over Alejandro Valencia (Mexico), completing the match between Korean players. The Korean women's archery team secured a silver medal.
Jeon previously beat Britain's Penny Healy 6-2 (27-28 28-26 28-25) in the round of 64 and Germany's Charlene Schwarz 7-1 (28-25 29-28-28-26 30-26) in the round of 32. He struggled a bit in the round of 16. 6-4 (27-28, 28-26, 28-25, 25-29, 28-25) came from behind to beat Lei Chen Ying (Taiwan).
Jeon Hoon-young, who reached the quarterfinals, took the first set 28-26, but in the second set, Gokir shot 29 points and gave up the set. Jeon Hoon-young, who re-energized in the third set, won 28-25. He was shaken by shooting eight points in the final set, but his opponent also shot eight points. Decorating the last foot with 10 points, they won 28-26. Jeon Hoon-young shot 28 points in all 1st to 4th sets.
In the round of 64, Shim took his first step in the individual tournament with a 6-0 (26-2328-1829-24) complete victory over Puerto Rico's Alondra Rivera. In the next round of 32, he also secured a 6-0 victory over Indonesia's Reza Octavia (28-27 27-26 29-27). He continued his momentum in the round of 16. 7-1 (28-28, 27-26, 27-21, 28-26) against Meghan Havers of England.
Lim Si-hyun, who made it to the quarterfinals, had a difficult game. Shot 10-10-10 in the first set. The first foot changed from 9 points to 10 points as a result of a detailed reading. Mexico was also not easy. I thought I would catch it without difficulty, but I shot a perfect shot and tied. I went with him in the second set as well. Both scored eight points to draw 27-27. Lim shot the final shot with 10 points, but gave up the set 27-28.
In the fourth set, Si started the first shot with 10 points. Mexico has 9 points. Lim Si-hyun shot 10 points again. I finished the set with 29 points. Mexico won 29-28, shooting 9 points. The fifth set of fate, Si-min started with 10 points again. Mexico's first shot was eight points. Lim then shot 9-10 points. Regardless of the remaining feet, he came from behind to win.
The two, who had won 10 consecutive team games, had a 'meeting' at an important road to winning the individual competition. Jeon Hoon-young is trying to win two gold medals and Lim Si-hyun is trying to win three gold medals.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
