Female Archer An San Wins Korea-Japan Match, Advances to Individual Quarterfinals

Set score 6-4 victory over Hayakawa Ren
Facing world No.1 in quarterfinals

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Rising star in women's archery An San (20, Gwangju Women's University) advanced to the quarterfinals by winning the Korea-Japan match. On the 30th, at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo, Japan, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's individual archery round of 16, she defeated Hayakawa Ren (34, Korean name Eom Hyeryeon), who naturalized to Japan, 6-4 (27-28 30-27 29-27 28-29 30-27). Securing a spot in the quarterfinals, she continued her pursuit of becoming a three-time Olympic champion. An San had previously stood atop the podium in the mixed team and women's team events. With just three more wins, she will become the first archer in history to achieve a triple crown. Her quarterfinal opponent is world number one Deepika Kumari (India).

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An San started shakily, losing the first set by one point, but scored three perfect 10s in the second set. She continued her strong performance in the third set by shooting two 10s, taking a 4-2 lead in set points. Hayakawa, who learned archery in Korea and also competed in a corporate team, did not back down. True to her 2012 London Olympics team bronze medalist status, she shot two 10s in the fourth set to even the match. In the final fifth set, An San calmly composed herself, approached the shooting line, and once again shot three perfect 10s. Hayakawa started with a 10 on her first arrow but then faltered, scoring 9 and 8 on the following shots.

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