Im Si-hyun Vs. Ansan University Archery Division Final Clash
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[National Sports Festival] Im Si-hyun vs. Ansan University Archery Division final clash... Hangzhou return match completed
Kim Woo-jin challenges for his first win in the men's general division individual competition
Women's archers Im Si-hyun (Korea National Sport University) and Ansan (Gwangju Women's University), who competed for the gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, will clash again at the 104th Jeonnam National Sports Festival (National Sports Festival).
Im Si-hyun defeated Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Women's University) 7-3 in the semifinals of the individual archery women's college division event held at the Gwangju International Archery Range on the 17th.
Ansan also advanced to the finals by defeating Hyejeong Yeom (Kyung Hee University) 6-4 in the semifinals. 안전놀이터
As a result, Im Si-hyun and Ansan, who faced each other in the final of the women's individual archery event at the Hangzhou Asian Games that closed this month, will have a rematch for the gold medal at the National Sports Festival in Gwangju.
In Hangzhou, Im Si-hyun won the gold medal with a 6-0 win over senior An San.
Im Si-hyun, who previously won gold medals in the mixed team event and women's team event, achieved three gold medals by defeating Ansan as well.
It was the first time in 37 years that there were three gold medals in archery at the Asian Games.
Ansan is the biggest star in Korean archery, becoming the first to win three Olympic archery medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
For Ansan, who is from Gwangju and has been learning archery there for a long time, this match with Im Si-hyun will be a match that he can never back down from.
The finals of the archery division at the National Sports Festival will all be held on the 18th.
In the men's general division, national team member Kim Woo-jin defeated Nam Yu-bin (Hyundai Steel) 6-2 in the semifinals and advanced to the finals.
Kim Woo-jin competes for the championship with Kim Ha-jun (Gongju City Hall), who defeated Hwang Seok-min (Sangmu) 7-1.
Kim Woo-jin, who has won two gold medals at the Olympics, nine at the World Championships.
Three at the Asian Games, is considered the best archer, but has never won an individual event in the general division of the National Sports Festival.
His best performance was winning a silver medal at the 94th Incheon Games and the 99th Jeonbuk Games.
During his high school days, he won a gold medal at the 90th Daejeon Games.
In the women's general division finals, Yoo Su-jeong (Hyundai Department Store) and Woo Gyeong-rim (Changwon City Hall) will face off.
In the men's compound archery individual competition, national team member Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) competed with Park Seung-hyun (Korea National Sport University) for the championship.
In the women's individual finals, Han Seung-yeon (Korea National Sport University) and Shim Su-in (Changwon City Hall) will face off.
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