Men's Archery and Judo Huh Mimi, Who Will Be the Owner of the 100th Gold Medal...[Paris Olympics]

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Korean men's archery is aiming for its third consecutive Olympic team gold medal.

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Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) will compete in the men's team archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, starting at 9:38 PM (Korean time) on the 29th at the Le Z?nith Paris - La Villette special venue in Paris, France. The flow in the ranking round was smooth. Kim Woo-jin scored 686 points, ranking first overall. Kim Je-deok scored 682 points, ranking second, and Lee Woo-seok scored 681 points, ranking fifth. Their combined score of 2049 points secured them a direct spot in the quarterfinals alongside China, India, and France.

Men's archery swept the team events at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2021 Tokyo Games. If they reach the top again in this tournament, they could become the winners of South Korea's 100th gold medal in Summer Olympics history. The day before, in the women's team event, Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sport University), Nam Su-hyun (Suncheon City Hall), and Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon City Hall) achieved their 10th consecutive Olympic victory, winning the nation's 99th gold medal overall. Adding one more would make South Korea the 13th country (excluding the Soviet Union and East Germany) to win over 100 gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Countries that have previously won over 100 gold medals include the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, China, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Australia, Sweden, and Finland.

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Another candidate for the 100th gold medal is women's judo star Heo Mi-mi (Gyeongbuk Sports Council). She will compete in the women's 57kg category at the Champs de Mars Arena on the same day. Having won the title at the World Judo Championships in May by defeating world number one Christa Deguchi (Canada) in the final after an extended battle by disqualification, strong performance is expected. She is a Korean-Japanese athlete born to a Korean father and Japanese mother and is also the fifth-generation descendant of independence activist Heo Seok. Following her grandmother's will, she chose Korean nationality and proudly wears the Taegeuk mark.

In shooting, the youngest member of the Korean delegation at this tournament, 17-year-old Ban Hyo-jin (Daegu Physical Education High School), will compete in the women's 10m air rifle individual final. Maximum Han (Gyeongnam University) will also pull the trigger in the men's 10m air rifle final. The women's event starts at 4:30 PM, and the men's event begins at 7 PM on the same day.

In mixed doubles table tennis, the pair of Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) will face China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha at midnight on the 30th for a spot in the final. Although they are trailing 0-4 in head-to-head matches, they aim to turn the tide with excellent form. Korean table tennis has not won a medal since the men's team silver at the 2012 London Olympics.

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