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South Korea sweep all 5 golds in archery

By Xinhua
August 05, 2024
Gold medalist from South Korea Kim Woojin poses on the podium during medal ceremony for the archery mens individual round at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Gold medalist from South Korea Kim Woojin poses on the podium during medal ceremony for the archery men's individual round at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 4, 2024. — AFP

PARIS: South Korea has collected all five archery gold medals at the Paris Olympics after Kim Woo-jin beat American veteran Brady Ellison 6-5 to claim men’s individual title on Sunday.

China’s archer Wang Yan lost to Lee Woo-seok of South Korea in the 1/8 elimination round, the latter went on to collect a bronze after defeating Florian Unruh of Germany 6-0. “I’ve been through countless number of games, and this was the most nerve-racking one. I tried my best,” said Kim after a tough win through shoot-off. This is Kim’s first Olympic gold medal in men’s singles, also the last piece of his “puzzle” to collect a gold in all Olympic archery events.