France Olympic: Archer Andrew Park is going all in for Olympic Paris
The prestige of Hopkins School is undeniable, attracting students from diverse backgrounds. With their own distinct stories and experiences. While all students are exceptional and accomplished. But only one can claim to be on track to compete in the France Olympic. Andrew Park, a Junior at Hopkins majoring in Economics, with Writing Seminars and Business minors. He has been practicing archery for almost a decade.
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When he was 12 years old, he was inspired by an older student to take up archery as a way to get out of school. He soon discovered his natural talent and love for the sport. And has since achieved numerous accomplishments, including winning a gold medal at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.
Park is currently aiming for a more significant achievement, which is to secure a position on the U.S. Olympic Archery team. Although this may appear to be a challenging feat. He is not unfamiliar with competing at the highest level of sports. In the past, Park contended for a spot in the 2020 U.S. Olympic team but narrowly missed out, finishing fifth. The team consisted of the top three finishers, with the fourth being selected as an alternate.
He discussed his mindset regarding the Olympics and shared his strategy for the upcoming year of preparation. I want to approach this with no regrets, he stated. While making it to the Olympics would be fantastic, I will still be able to reflect on this one year with a sense of fulfillment, even if it doesn’t happen. I will look back with a smile, acknowledging all the hardships and obstacles that I overcame.
Baek Woong Ki becomes India’s coach before Olympic Archery at Paris 2024
India’s archery program has received a significant boost ahead of the 2024 Paris. With the national federation hiring Baek Woong Ki, an Olympic gold medal-winning coach, to work with the recurve team. Baek, who oversaw South Korea’s women’s individual and team sections’ double gold medal-winning performances at the London Olympics. He will commence his tenure with the Indian team at the first stage of the World Cup in Antalya, Turkey. This marks the first instance since the 2014 Asian Games in that India has appointed a foreign coach.
The Archery Association of India has also hired Sergio Pagni, a two-time Italian World Cup champion, to accompany the compound team to the Turkey World Cup. Meanwhile, Baek Woong Ki, who was initially a part of the Centre of Excellence in SAI, Sonipat. He has been contracted by AAI till the Olympics as India’s recurve coach.
He will remain the coach till the Asian Games and then the Olympics said Indian archery high-performance director and Dronacharya Awardee, Sanjeeva Singh. Pagni, a former world champion aged 44, has been working with the Indian compound team since 2018. When he led a training program before the Asian Games. Singh cited Pagni’s experience and familiarity with Indian archers as the reasons for his automatic selection.
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The new Indian coaching duo’s first major challenge will be at the upcoming World Cup. Where the national team will consist mostly of junior athletes. Aside from the experienced trio of 2010 Asian Games silver medallist Tarundeep Rai, two-time Olympian Atanu Das, and compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who won a silver medal at the World Championships, the rest of the squad will feature several new faces.
World Archery opposes Russians qualifying for France Olympic through Asia route
World Archery has voiced its objection to the possibility of archers from Russia and Belarus qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics through Asian qualification tournaments, stating that an alternative option would need to be explored if the athletes are allowed back into international competition. The Olympic Council of Asia had suggested that athletes from these countries participate in Asian events, including the Asian Games, provided they fulfill the International Olympic Committee’s conditions. World Archery has stated that it will continue discussions on this matter until the World Archery Congress in July.
According to World Archery, there has been a proposal to allow neutral athletes to compete in Asia. However, due to the potential impact on Asian athletes and National Federations, the World Archery Executive Board has decided that this option should not be used for neutral athletes to qualify for the Paris Olympics, given the knockout format in archery and the balance of continental quotas in the qualification system.
If neutral athletes are allowed to compete, other qualification opportunities will need to be identified in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee. Currently, World Archery prohibits the use of Russian and Belarusian flags, does not authorize competitions in these countries, and does not permit their athletes to participate in international events. The matter is expected to be further discussed at the World Archery Congress in July.
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