Kim Woojin shot a 699-point qualifying round, matching the third-highest score for the 72-arrow 70-metre in history, to take the top recurve men’s seed at the Hyundai Archery World Cup season opener in Shanghai as his Korean teammate Lim Sihyeon led the women with 683.
On a perfect day at Yuanshen Stadium, Woojin delivered a score that trails only Brady Ellison’s world-record 702 and his own 700 from the 2016 Olympics.
Everyone is in good condition and looking towards the Olympic Games so the performance level is high.”The man standing behind Woojin in the coaching box today?
Im Dong Hyun, who shot the first-ever 699 at London 2012.
New Pan American Champion Matias Grande (Mexico) seeded second with 695 points and India’s top archer Dhiraj Bommadevara had 693.
Kim Woojin shot a 699-point qualifying round, matching the third-highest score for the 72-arrow 70-metre in history, to take the top recurve men’s seed at the Hyundai Archery World Cup season opener in Shanghai as his Korean teammate Lim Sihyeon led the women with 683.
On a perfect day at Yuanshen Stadium, Woojin delivered a score that trails only Brady Ellison’s world-record 702 and his own 700 from the 2016 Olympics.
“It‘s nothing special,” he said. “I concentrate on the game I’m playing, position I want and every shot. Then I got a good score.”
“I was not perfect. But I made less mistakes and the arrow group was good. Everyone is in good condition and looking towards the Olympic Games so the performance level is high.”
The man standing behind Woojin in the coaching box today? Im Dong Hyun, who shot the first-ever 699 at London 2012.
Three recurve men broke 690 on the day.
New Pan American Champion Matias Grande (Mexico) seeded second with 695 points and India’s top archer Dhiraj Bommadevara had 693. Both are competition bests and national records.
