PARIS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China
archery
The women's team in
Paris Olympics
Archery Women's Team Gold Medal Match lost to South Korea, 4-5, for the
silver medal
The Korean women's team is known as the "dream team" of archery. The Korean women's team has been known as the "dream team" of archery, and with this victory, they have won ten consecutive championships in the Olympic Games. In this competition, the Chinese women's team nearly broke the dominant position of South Korea, showing a strong strength.
At the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, the Chinese women's team failed to make it to the top eight, but this time they performed well and showed great progress and potential. After the match, in the mixed interview area, a Korean man with a strong accent but fluent in Chinese caught everyone's attention. He was Kwon Yong-hak, the head coach of the Chinese women's archery team.
Kwon Yong-hak said emotionally after the game, "We still want to win, from last year, has been six times to meet the South Korean team, today although we lost, but we will not give up!" His words revealed the desire for victory and the expectations of the players.
The Chinese women's team is not as dominant as the South Korean team in women's archery, but it has made it to the Olympic finals several times and finished second four times. In the last two Olympics, the Chinese women's team failed to win a medal, and the Tokyo Olympics was even a low point. However, during the Paris Olympic cycle, Kwon Yong-hak became the head coach of the Chinese women's team and brought new training concepts and methods to the team, such as high-table archery and confrontational archery, which significantly improved the team's resilience.
"Coach Kwon's kind of 'must make something happen' hustle is very strong and has driven us in many ways." Chinese player An Qixuan said after the final. Under his leadership, the Chinese women's team had beaten South Korea to win the World Cup at both stops this year.
Coach Kwon likes to mobilize his athletes by letting out loud shouts during competitions, but due to a warning from the referee, he had to keep quiet during the final. He said he felt depressed and regretful for this. However, Coach Kwon, who is humorous and attentive and responsible, kept cheering for the players on the periphery of the field and instructed them to focus on the present moment and advance step by step.
Yang Xiaolei, a Chinese team member who has competed in two Olympics, said winning the silver medal was also an affirmation of the preparations. "From Tokyo to Paris, the whole team is unified from top to bottom and is moving in the right, positive direction."
For the future, Kwon Yong-hak said, "It's impossible to surpass them in one or two years, but we can't give up. We have to do well for ourselves, not thinking about how many rings they hit, and playing out the Chinese team's energy, even if we lose, we can afford to lose."
Although he missed out on the gold medal, Kwon Yong-hak admitted that he did have regrets, but he was satisfied with his team's tenacity and hard work during the competition. "We won't give up, we will prepare well for the subsequent matches and keep up the good work!" He said.
