Archery Kim Woo-jin, Men’s Ranking Round 1st Women’s World New Im Si-hyeon and Mixed Match Collaboration
Kim Woo-jin, a member of the national men’s archery team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, is shooting an arrow in the men’s archery individual ranking round held at Invalides in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 25th (local time).
The ‘eldest brother’ of Korean men’s archery, Woojin Kim, took first place among 64 participants in the Paris Olympics archery ranking round. The Korean men’s archery team, consisting of Woojin Kim, Jedeok Kim, and Wooseok Lee, took a refreshing first step toward a third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Woojin Kim, a team gold medalist in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, took first place with 686 points in the Paris Olympics men’s ranking round held at the Invalides Stadium in Paris on the 25th. Jedeok Kim, who won two gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics, took second place with 682 points, and Wooseok Lee, who is making his Olympic debut, took fifth place with 681 points. Korea also received the first seed in the team event with the three athletes’ combined score of 2,049 points.
Kim Woo-jin, who ranked the highest among the three Korean players, has qualified for the mixed event and will challenge for the triple crown of the competition. Kim Woo-jin, who has never won an individual gold medal, can win his first individual gold medal and a gold medal in the mixed event. Kim Woo-jin will be paired with Im Si-hyeon, who took first place with a world record (692 points) in the women’s ranking round held earlier.
The women’s team event and men’s team event will be held on the 28th and 29th, respectively, after a two-day break due to the opening ceremony break. The women’s team final will be held at 12:11 a.m. on the 29th, and the men’s team final will be held at 12:11 a.m. on the 30th. Hong Seung-jin, head coach of the national archery team, said, “Our athletes are in peak condition right now. The more spectators there are and the louder the cheers, the better.” He added, “If we keep shooting like we are now, both the men and women will be able to take home gold medals without a hitch.” 토토사이트
