ARCHERY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Oh gives South Korea another gold
Oh Jin-hyek of South Korea won the gold medal in men's individual archery on Friday, topping Takaharu Furukawa of Japan in a one-sided final.
Oh won the gold matchup, 7-1. Dai Xiaoxiang of China won the bronze medal, beating Rick van der Ven of the Netherlands 10-8 in a shoot-off tiebreaker.
No. 1 Brady Ellison of the United States was ousted earlier this week in the early...
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August 03, 2012
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Avitia beats Lorig for bronze
Mexico's Mariana Avitia won the bronze medal Thursday in the women's individual archery at the Olympics, denying American Khatuna Lorig a second medal 20 years after her first.
Avitia won six sets to two in the third-place match at Lord's cricket ground.
Both women lost their semifinal matches earlier in the day.
The No. 2-ranked Ki Bo-bae of South Korea and another...
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August 02, 2012
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Blind South Korean Im Dong-hyun Sets a World Record in Archery to Kick Off the Olympics
ChambersIm Dong-hyun(Photo courtesy of Getty Images via CBSSports.com)
The 2012 Olympics are underway, and the first world record has been set by blind South Korean archer Im Dong-hyun. Not only did Im set an individual world record, but he was part of a team world record set by the South Koreans. Im Dong-hyun has only 10 percent vision in his left eye and 20 percent in his right...
