
South Korea claimed its third straight gold medal in the men’s archery team event in Paris on Monday, after defeating the home team France in the final.
The trio of Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok and Lee Woo-seok secured a 5-1 victory in the set score at Invalides in the French capital.
This is the third straight team gold medal for Kim Woo-jin, second straight for Kim Je-deok, and first for Lee.
As the third day of competition winds down at these Olympic Games, South Korea has already met its initial target of five gold medals.
South Korea won the women’s team gold medal Sunday and has now swept the men’s and women’s archery team titles at three Summer Games in a row.
The individual competition will commence on Tuesday, with the women’s and men’s finals set for Saturday and Sunday, respectively. 커뮤니티 The mixed team event will take place Friday.
In archery team events, each of the three shooters takes two arrows per set, for a total of six arrows. A set win is worth two points, and a tie is good for one point. The first team to reach five points wins the match.
South Korea needed to be almost perfect against the French team that had the backing of a boisterous crowd. Both teams put up solid 57s in the opening set to each take a point.