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This Paris Olympics can be said to be quite exciting, with a variety of competitions to watch, and in the projects we are more concerned about, the Chinese team has also played its own strength.
But in the archery competition, a shocking reversal was staged, and the Chinese team was about to win the gold medal, but it was stunned by a wave of operation by the referee and turned the gold medal into a silver medal.
The result of this game also directly contributed to the unprecedented ten consecutive championships of the Korea team, however, what is going on?
Korea archery: the myth of undefeated, where does it come from?
Speaking of Korea archery, it is definitely an insurmountable mountain in the world sports arena, beyond the reach of other countries, since the establishment of the archery team event in the 1988 Olympic Games, the Korea women's archery team has won gold medals every year, which is nine consecutive championships.
In this Paris Olympics, their goal is to win ten consecutive championships. Seeing that the Korea team is so powerful in archery, many people are also curious, how did the Korea archery team do it?
Many people say that the answer lies in Korea's culture. In Korea, archery is not the ordinary sport we imagine, but a belief that is integrated into the national bloodline.
If you have archery talent when you are a child, you may be sent to a professional training base to receive the most systematic and devilish training, and the whole country, from the government to the people, are very fond of the sport of archery, and the government spends a lot of money every year in order to train more excellent "archers".
Walking in the streets of Korea, you can see a variety of archery ranges, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a national sport, in this environment, the Korea archery industry is full of talents, and it is not surprising that a group of talented "archers" have emerged.
Every time they stand on the international stage, the aura and confidence of the Korea women's archery team should not be underestimated, and the gold medal seems to be as simple as finding something for them.
Decisive Battle in Paris: 2 Rings Difference, What's Left?
The Chinese archery team has also developed rapidly in recent years, but the Korea team has always been a strong opponent, and this time the Paris Olympics, the Chinese team and the Korea team also met again in the final.
On the Chinese team's side, there are three strong generals: An Qixuan, calm and calm, Li Jiaman, with comprehensive skills, and Yang Xiaolei, young and vigorous, with a newborn calf not afraid of tigers in her eyes.
What they have to face is the "iron triangle" of the Korea team: Lim is the world's record holder, Nam so-hyun, experienced is a competition-type player, Jeon Hoon-young has excellent psychological quality, and never drops the chain at critical moments.
At the beginning of the game, the Korea team deserved to be a veteran powerhouse, showing strong dominance from the beginning, relying on rich experience and tacit cooperation, two cities in a row.
The Chinese team fell behind 0:2, and the hearts of the Chinese audience at the scene were half cold, do they want to watch the Korea team win the championship again? At this moment, the Chinese girls showed their tenacious fighting spirit. Under tremendous pressure, they worked steadily, adjusted their mentality, and gave it a go.
They moved smoothly, every arrow was shot cleanly, the Chinese team won two games in a row, and dragged the game into the decisive game, at this time the atmosphere of the scene was instantly ignited, and the audience excitedly waved the national flag in their hands, cheering for the Chinese team, hoping that the Chinese girls could create miracles.
Each arrow in the tiebreaker is like a gripping battle of life and death, according to the regulations, one person and one arrow, and the total number of arrows is counted at the end. The Chinese girls withstood the pressure, calmed down, the first arrow, 8 rings, although not very good, but stabilized their position.
The second arrow shot 10 rings, and the audience boiled. The last arrow, 9 rings, the Chinese team scored a total of 27 rings, which is a good result, and the subsequent Korea team also shot a total of 27 rings, but two arrows were pressed on the junction line of 9 rings and 10 rings, tentatively 9 rings.
But the Chinese team has a 10-ring arrow, according to the rules, in the case of a draw, which team has more than 10 rings will be considered to win, according to this regulation, the Chinese team wins. The big screen also shows the Chinese team winning at this time.
The whole court was boiling, but just as the Chinese team was immersed in the joy of victory, a dramatic scene appeared, and the referee, after a long video replay and discussion, finally decided to change the Korea team's two 9-ring arrows to 10-ring arrows.
In this way, the Korea team is 2 rings higher than the Chinese team, and this news caught everyone off guard. In the end, the Chinese team missed the gold medal with a difference of 2 rings and won the silver medal.
Chinese archery: when will the dream come true?
After the game, on the podium, the Chinese girls received the silver medal, there was no loss on their faces, more of a stubbornness that did not admit defeat, in the face of the reporter's long guns and short guns, the head coach of the Chinese archery women's team Kwon Rongxue said that although the Chinese team cannot completely surpass the Korea team in a short period of time, it does not mean that we will give up. We will continue to work hard to close the gap and strive to stand on the top podium as soon as possible.
Quan Gui's words are like a shot in the arm, giving a shot of strength to all those who pay attention to Chinese archery, although Chinese archery started later than others and has a thinner foundation than others, but we Chinese have never believed in evil, let alone are afraid of losing.
Think about these years, Chinese archery has really made rapid progress under the strong support of the state and the hard training of athletes, in the past, we played with the Korea team, it was completely the rhythm of being hanged, and the gap was desperate. But now? We were able to fight with them until the last moment, and even saw victory at one point.
In this game, although the final result left a regret, the strength and fighting spirit shown by the Chinese girls won everyone's respect.
But there is also good news, with the Paris Olympics, as of the update of 17.10 on August 5, China's gold medal has ranked first.
On the other hand, the Korea team did not even enter the top three, although he is stronger than us, but our overall strength is still so strong.
As the saying goes, Rome was not built in a day, and if you want to become a world powerhouse, you have to put in more sweat and effort than others.
I believe that as long as Chinese archery can continue to be down-to-earth and move forward step by step, one day, the five-star red flag will fly high on the highest podium of the Olympic Games.
Information sources:
The original article was published on the client of Beijing Daily on July 29, 2024 on the report on "The Chinese team in the women's team final of archery lost to Korea for the fifth time and was the runner-up".
This article was originally published in China Youth Daily on July 29, 2024 on "Almost staged a reversal!" Although the Chinese women's archery team was defeated, it was still glorious".
The original article was published in The Paper on July 28, 2024 on the report on "The Chinese Archery Women's Team Regretted Winning Silver with a Difference of 2 Rings, and the Korea Team Achieved Ten Consecutive Olympic Championships".
The original article was published on China News Network on July 29, 2024 Report on "Behind the Silver Medal of the Chinese Archery Women's Team (Paris Olympics): The Moving Tears of a Korea Coach".