The world’s strongest Korean national archery team will participate in the third round of the 2023 Hyundai Archery World Cup held in Medellin메이저놀이터, Colombia from the 13th to the 18th.
Starting with the official practice on this day, the full-fledged competition schedule begins.
The women’s national team, which swept gold, silver, and bronze medals in the individual event at the 2nd World Cup held in Shanghai, China last month, and the men’s national team, including Lee Woo-seok (Kolon), who won two gold medals, will enter the preliminary round on the 15th, Korean time.
The women’s national team consisted of the youngest member Im Si-hyeon (Hanchese University), Ansan (Gwangju Women’s University), Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis), and Choi Mi-seon (Kwangju Bank). The men’s team is Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Lee Woo-seok, Kim Je-deok (Yecheon-gun Office), and Oh Jin-hyeok (Hyundai Steel).
They will also participate in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held in September.
This tournament is a prelude to the World Championships to be held in Berlin, Germany from the 31st of next month.
The Korean team will challenge to achieve first place in the overall ranking following the second competition.
In the last competition, she won gold medals in all of the women’s individual events, men’s and women’s team events, and mixed team events, except for the men’s individual event (silver medal).
General Manager Kim Seong-hoon said, “Since the tournament is held on the other side of the world, we are prioritizing jet lag and climate adaptation so that we can be in the best condition on the day of the game.” said.