The Korean national team players, who won the bronze medal by defeating Indonesia in the women’s team bronze medal match in archery compound at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Fuyang Inhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 5th, are taking a commemorative photo after the game. From the left, Jo Soo-ah (Hyundai Mobis), Oh Yu-hyeon (Jeonbuk Provincial Office), and So Chae-won (Hyundai Mobis). 2023.10.5 Hangzhou/Reporter Kim Hyeong-wook uk@kyeongin.com
Although they missed out on the gold medal, the women’s compound archery team gave South Korea a precious bronze medal.
In the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games archery compound women’s team bronze medal match held at the Fuyang Inhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 5th, Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Indonesia 232-229. South Korea unfortunately lost to Taiwan 224-230 in the semifinals.
So Chae-won (Hyundai Mobis) said in a post-game interview, “I was a little disappointed in the semifinals,” and “Going into the bronze medal match, I thought, let’s do our best at the moment.” Chae-won So also explained, “By the time the semifinals were over, the score had already increased significantly,” and, “The captain, Yoo Hyeon, told me to do my best until the next game, so I think I recovered during the bronze medal match.”
The wind was a variable in the stadium that day. Oh Yoo-hyeon expressed regret, saying, “I couldn’t get over the critical point because I couldn’t feel the wind well.”
The youngest, Joshua, expressed gratitude to his older sisters who played with him. Josua said, “I’m usually a bit fast in timing, but when the wind blew and the archery time got longer, I was able to finish well after hearing my sisters tell me not to give up until the end.”
The women’s compound archery team event ended with a bronze medal. However, South Korea will challenge for the gold medal in the women’s compound individual archery event. So Chae-won, who will compete in the women’s compound archery individual final on the 7th, said, “I will do my best to make up for any shortcomings and win a gold medal.”
Hangzhou/Reporter Kim Hyeong-wook uk@kyeongin.com
2023-10-05 05:47:02
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