France's first-ever medal in the men's archery team event is praised in France as "thanks to the Korean coach."
French daily newspaper Le Monde reported on the 1st (Korea time) that "the French Archery Association has appointed a Korean coach as it has provided unprecedented support to win at least one medal ahead of this year's 2024 Paris Olympics." The Korean coach who led the men's team silver medal in France is Oh Seon, known as "Mr. Oh."
"Oh led the Korean national team in Sydney in 2000 and London in 2012. Oh put several athletes, including Yoon Mi-jin in 2000, Oh Jin-hyuk in 2012, and Jang Hye-jin in 2016, on top of the Olympic podium," Le Monde said.
"South Korea is the reference point for archery, and after archery returned to the official Olympic event at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the South Korean national team won 27 out of 45 events," he said.
The French national men's archery team lost to South Korea 1-5 (57-57 58-59 56-59) in the final round of the men's team archery at the Paris Olympics held in Léjen-Balleed, France on Saturday. France, which was blocked by South Korea, won a silver medal. However, it was the first team medal in the history of French archery. 토토사이트
Asked at a press conference immediately after the match what changes have happened since the appointment of a Korean coach, the French athletes said, "They have gathered anew and have a new attitude and attitude for the archery competition. And I worked hard. That's why I was able to stand side by side with powerful archery players."