Tag: Olympic Archery
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Archery listed among Olympic core sports by IOC
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 13, 2013: Archery, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that archery has been introduced to form part of the core sports for the 2020 Olympic Games. However the sport of wrestling faces being removed from the programme. The presentation and visibility of archery has developed dramatically over the last decade,…
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Key facts and numbers after each competition
London – GBR August 03, 2012: Key facts from men’s archery individual event:OH Jin Hyek (KOR) became the first Olympic gold medallist from Asia in the men’s individual event in archery. • Coming into these Olympic Games, archers from Asia had won seven medals in this event, but never a gold. • OH won Korea…
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OH grabs Korea’s first men’s Olympic gold
London – GBR, August 03, 2012: OH Jin Hyek ended Korea’s wait for a men’s individual Olympic title with a stunning display to defeat Japan’s Takaharu FURUKAWA 7-1 in the final at Lord’s on Friday. DAI Xiaoxiang (CHN) won the bronze medal after a victory over Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) in a shoot-off. Despite…
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Korea claims second gold, Mexico makes history
London – GBR, August 03, 2012: KI Bo Bae has returned the women’s individual archery gold medal to Korea after edging a one-arrow shoot-off with Mexico’s Aida ROMAN at Lord’s on Thursday. Fellow countrywoman Mariana AVITIA gave her country a second historical medal, winning bronze over USA’s five-time Olympian Khatuna LORIG. KI, the top seed…
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Korea win seventh successive women’s team gold
London – GBR, July 29, 2012: Korea once again showed they are invincible as a team as they took gold in the women’s event for the seventh successive time by beating China 210-209 at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday. The Koreans have ruled this event since it was introduced at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games.…
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Unfancied Italy beat USA in final to win team gold
London – GBR, July 28, 2012: Olympic Archery, Italy, silver medallists at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, went one better as they beat world No. 1 USA 219-218 to win the gold medal in the men’s team event at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA) needed a 10 to clinch it and the…