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“You don’t have to fret.”
Ladies’s archery ace Im Si-hyeon (Korea Nationwide Sport College) spoke confidently. Relating to the ‘considerations’ in regards to the ladies’s nationwide staff, which is made up of gamers with little Olympic expertise, he stated, “It is okay as a result of despite the fact that they do not have expertise, they’ve sufficient expertise.”
Im Si-hyeon ranked first general with a complete rating of 685 factors within the ladies’s recurve preliminary spherical of the 2024 Hyundai Archery World Cup held at Jinho Worldwide Archery Vary in Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the twenty second.
Im Si-hyeon additionally acquired off to a superb begin on this competitors, which was thought-about a prelude to the Paris Olympics.
Im Si-hyun stated after the sport, “In the beginning, the wind blew lots from left and proper, so it was troublesome to get a degree, however I believed, ‘Let’s simply do what I’m ready for,’ and we acquired good outcomes.”
Im Si-hyun emerged as a brand new star in Korean archery by successful three gold medals on the Hangzhou Asian Video games held final 12 months. On the nationwide staff choice occasion held this 12 months, she ranked first along with her overwhelming expertise, and on the first spherical of the World Cup held in Shanghai, China final month, she additionally gained two gold medals, together with the person occasion and the blended staff occasion.
Im Si-hyun is taken into account a stable ace on the Paris Olympics held in July. The Korean staff is aiming for a complete of 5 to six gold medals on this competitors, and it’s anticipated that a minimum of 3 of those will come from archery.
Im Si-hyun stated, “My largest purpose is to win a gold medal within the staff occasion,” and added, “I need to get my staff collectively nicely and enhance much more earlier than the Olympics. “I’m solely interested by group exhibitions fairly than particular person exhibitions,” he stated.
Ladies’s archery is like an Olympic legend. From the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when the staff occasion was adopted as an official Olympic occasion, to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 9 consecutive gold medals have been gained, and the gold medal has by no means been allowed to a different nation.
Though he’s thought-about a robust candidate for the gold medal this time, there are additionally considerations. Korea’s three gamers, together with Im Si-hyun, Jeon Hoon-young (Incheon Metropolis Corridor), and Nam Su-hyeon (Suncheon Metropolis Corridor), are collaborating, and that is their first Olympics for all three.
Not like Im Si-hyun, who skilled final 12 months’s Hangzhou Asian Video games, Jeon Hoon-young and Nam Soo-hyun wouldn’t have a lot expertise enjoying for the nationwide staff.
Voices of concern grew louder because the nation completed second behind China within the first World Cup held in Shanghai, China final month.
However Im Si-hyeon shook his head. He stated, “Everyone seems to be making ready nicely for the Olympics, and they’re in good situation and dealing nicely collectively,” including, “You don’t have to fret.”
He continued, “I ponder if expertise is de facto needed,” including, “I’ve sufficient expertise and might take part in worldwide competitions earlier than the Olympics. “I believe we are able to absolutely put together,” he added.
The order of archery capturing within the staff competitors has already been confirmed. Im Si-hyun shoots first, ‘youngest member’ Nam Soo-hyun takes second duty, and ‘eldest sister’ Jeon Hoon-yeong takes duty for final.
Im Si-hyun stated, “I thought of a number of combos, however I believed this mixture was essentially the most enjoyable order.”
He stated, “In fact, there is no such thing as a strain. “However I’ll strive my finest as if it’s a problem.”
(Yecheon = Information 1)
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