'Unbelievable Stories'... Korea Surprises with No.1 Ranking [Paris Olympics]

Korea Wins Gold Medals in Fencing, Shooting, and Archery
Leading with 3 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze Medals

No one expected it.

South Korea took the lead in the early medal race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
[Photo by Paris Olympics Official Website]

South Korea surged to the top spot in the Olympics. On the second day of the 2024 Paris Olympics on the 28th (local time), they created a buzz by winning 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal. In the medal standings, they rose to first place with 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze. Although it is still early in the competition, they have collected a total of 6 medals, surpassing Australia (3 golds, 2 silvers) to claim the highest position.

South Korea had a fresh start the previous day with a silver medal in the mixed 10m air rifle shooting event by Park Hajun (KT) and Geum Jihyun (Gyeonggi Provincial Office). Then, Kim Woomin (Gangwon Provincial Office) won a valuable bronze in the men's 400m freestyle swimming, and Oh Sangwook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Office) took gold in the men's individual sabre fencing event.

The medal race continued on this day as well. In the 10m air pistol shooting, Oh Yejin (IBK Industrial Bank) and Kim Yeji (Imsil County Office) swept the gold and silver medals, and the women's archery team consisting of Lim Siyun (Korea National Sport University), Nam Suhyun (Suncheon City Office), and Jeon Hoonyoung (Incheon City Office) achieved the '10th consecutive Olympic victory' in the team event. South Korea formed its smallest delegation since the 1976 Montreal Games for this competition. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee set a target of 5 gold medals. Judging by the early pace, results beyond expectations seem possible.

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