![]() And Korea's elite pool of archers was around 150 strong. According to Dutta, in 2012 before the London Games, there were 33 corporate archery teams in Korea. After graduation, top corporate houses, which have their own archery teams, recruit these archers. The screening begins there and continues through high school and university. According to Rathin Dutta, a former World Archery official, Koreans are introduced to archery at the primary school level. ![]() Throughout his tenures, he said India did not have a big enough pool of archers to build a world beating team. South Korean coach Lim Chae Woon had a couple of stints with the Indian team between 2000-2010. This is a dominance to beat all stories of invincibility at the Olympics-no other team in any sport has a record as unblemished.ĪLSO READ | Tokyo Olympics 2020 Full Coverage In fact, the women's team is yet to lose a single match at the Games since Seoul 1988. On Sunday, the South Korean women bagged their ninth consecutive team gold in Olympics. Over the years, South Korea have simply pulled out exactly the right shot at the right time, bettering opponents just when they felt they had a chance. In the final, Chinese Taipei shot 58 in the second set. Korea replied hitting 59 again.ĭuring the semi-final tie-breaker against hosts Japan, chasing 28 out of a possible 30, Kim Je-deok needed to hit a 10 to keep South Korea in the match. In the second set, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and Atanu Das shot a 57 and it brought smiles to their faces. In the quarters, India shot a 54 (out of a possible 60) in the first set in reply to Korea's opening of 59. ![]() Every step of the way in every match, the Koreans found something special to pull ahead.
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