A Breathtaking Moment Echoed "10 Points"... Taeguk Archers Made History [Paris Olympics]

Women's Archery Team Wins 10 Consecutive Gold Medals
Im Si-hyun, Nam Su-hyun, Jeon Hun-young Win Shoot-off Against China
If Men's Team Wins, 3 Consecutive Mixed Team Titles Achieved

The "world's strongest" Korean women's archery team has built a golden tower of 10 consecutive victories.

Im Si-hyun is shooting an arrow during the women's team archery final against China at the 2024 Paris Olympics held on the 28th (local time) at the Les Invalides Archery Stadium in Paris, France.
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On the 28th (local time), at Les Invalides in Paris, France, the Korean archery women's team players Lim Si-hyun, Jeon Hun-young, and Nam Su-hyun cheered after winning the final against China in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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The Korean women's archery team, composed of Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sport University), Nam Su-hyun (Suncheon City Hall), and Jeon Hun-young (Incheon City Hall), won 5-4 (56-53 55-54 51-54 53-55 29-27) in a shoot-off against China in the final of the 2024 Paris Olympic team event held on the 28th (local time) at the historic Les Invalides special venue in Paris, France. Korea has won the Olympic team event gold medal 10 consecutive times without missing a single tournament since the team event was introduced at the 1988 Seoul Games up to this Paris Games.

The 10 consecutive wins tie the record for the most consecutive victories in a specific event by a specific country currently ongoing. The U.S. men's swimming team has recorded 10 consecutive wins in the 400m medley relay from the 1984 Los Angeles Games to the 2021 Tokyo Games. If Korea wins the men's team event as well, it will achieve three consecutive Olympic team event victories for both men and women.

Korea defeated Taiwan 6-2 (52-51 52-56 54-53 56-54) in the quarterfinals and overcame the Netherlands 5-4 (57-53 52-53 57-58 59-51 26-23) in a shoot-off battle in the semifinals to reach the final. Their opponent for the gold medal was the formidable China. An Qixian, Li Zaman, and Yang Shaolei showed strong skills. Korea seemed to easily secure the gold medal by winning the first two sets, but struggled against China's counterattack. After losing the third and fourth sets, the match went into a shoot-off. The first archer Jeon Hun-young scored 10 points, the second archer Nam Su-hyun scored 9 points, and the last archer Lim Si-hyun shot 10 points, narrowly escaping China's persistent pursuit.

Jeon Hun-young, Nam Soo-hyun, and Lim Si-hyun (clockwise from left) are making a heart shape after winning their 10th consecutive gold medal in the team archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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The harmony of the three stood out. Lim Si-hyun, who emerged as the women's archery ace by achieving a triple victory in the women's individual, team, and mixed team events at last year's Hangzhou Asian Games, took the first step toward becoming a triple crown winner on her first Olympic stage. It was also the Olympic debut for Nam Su-hyun and Jeon Hun-young. Nam Su-hyun is a 19-year-old rookie who graduated from high school this year and is in her first year as a professional. Jeon Hun-young, the 30-year-old 'eldest sister' of the team, was selected for the national team in 2020 but could not participate in major international competitions such as the Tokyo Olympics and World Cup scheduled that year due to a one-year postponement caused by COVID-19.

The women's team avenged their consecutive defeats to China in the first and second World Cup finals this year on the most important stage. They also extended their undefeated Olympic team event streak against China to five matches, all of which were finals, continuing since the 1992 Barcelona Games. The three Taegeuk archers who completed the 10 consecutive wins legend will briefly return as 'rivals' to compete for the individual gold medal. The women's individual final will be held on August 3 local time.

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