"What Kind of People Are We... Let's Hunt Gold with Knives, Guns, and Bows" [Paris Olympics]

Fencing, Shooting, and Archery Gold Medal Wins Met with Humorous Reactions
"Warrior Nation, Land of Weapons, Taeguk Warriors" High Praise

As South Korea won three gold medals in fencing, shooting, and archery on the third day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, online reactions poured in saying, "They are a nation of warriors."

The national team athlete Oh Ye-jin, who brought a gold medal to Korea in the women's 10m shooting event with a "surprising performance." [Image source=Korean Sport & Olympic Committee]

On the 28th (local time), South Korea ranked 5th overall on the third day of the competition with three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. The day before, Osangwook won the first gold medal of the competition in men's sabre fencing. Then, on this day, Oh Yejin won gold in the women's 10m shooting, and the women's archery team (Im Siyun, Nam Suhyun, Jeon Hoonyoung) each added one gold medal. Notably, the Korean women's archery team has won the gold medal in the team event every time since it was first introduced at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In other words, South Korea is the only country in the world to hold the women's archery team gold medal, which is currently tied for the longest consecutive winning streak in a specific sport by a specific country.

The South Korean women's archery team, which achieved 10 consecutive Olympic victories, Nam Su-hyun (from the right), Lim Si-hyun, and Jeon Hun-young, are making the number 10 with their fingers and gold medals during the medal ceremony of the women's team archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held on the 28th (local time) at the Les Invalides Archery Stadium in Paris, France.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Online, the sports that brought gold medals to South Korea also became a hot topic. Fencing, where opponents face each other with swords, and shooting and archery, where competitors shoot guns and bows at targets, are all related to combat weapons. Netizens commented, "We won three gold medals, and all of them are with guns, swords, and bows," "A nation of weapons," "This is why they are Taeguk Warriors," "What kind of people are we? We are a nation of warriors," "A people specialized in defending the country," "Descendants of Jumong, Yi Sun-sin, and Ahn Jung-geun," "Hardened by foreign invasions," and "We should add more shooting and archery events."

On the 27th (local time), at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Osanguk is celebrating after winning against Pares Arpa (Canada) in the men's sabre individual quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics fencing event.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Meanwhile, on the 23rd, the American sports magazine Sports Illustrated (SI) analyzed South Korea's Paris Olympic performance as 5 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 7 bronze medals. SI predicted that South Korea would win gold medals in men's and women's archery team events, mixed team event, men's doubles badminton (Seo Seungjae-Kang Minhyeok), and men's sabre fencing team event.

American data analytics company Gracenote forecasted that South Korea would win 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals at this competition. They analyzed that gold medals would be won in men's and women's archery team events, mixed team event, women's singles badminton by An Seyoung, men's sabre and women's ?p?e fencing team events, sport climbing by Lee Dohyun, taekwondo by Seo Geonwoo, and weightlifting by Park Hyejung. Neither predicted medals for Osangwook and Oh Yejin. The 'surprise performances' of these two athletes have heightened national interest in medal achievements.

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