Kim Jong-ho Claims Archery Gold with 12 Consecutive 10s

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Team Korea has clinched its first archery gold medal of the competition. In the men's individual compound event, which uses mechanical bows, Kim Jong-ho secured the gold with a near-miraculous performance of 12 straight shots hitting the 10-ring.

Reporter Jeon Yeongmin has the story.

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Kim Jong-ho faced the Indian archer who had handed him a painful defeat in the team semifinals, decisively avenging that loss by a 4-point margin in the individual semifinals.

He then put on a legendary display of archery prowess in the final against his Taiwanese opponent.

Unlike the recurve format, the compound individual event does not use a set system. Instead, archers shoot a total of 15 arrows across five ends of three arrows each, competing on cumulative scores. After taking a 1-point lead in the first end, Kim unleashed an unbelievable streak of 10s starting from his very first arrow in the second end.

[He doesn't stop! Kim Jong-ho!]

Riding his momentum, he hit nothing but the dead center of the target without a single mistake, wrapping up the victory with his final arrow hitting the absolute center X-ring to cap off 12 consecutive 10s.

[It is in! 10 points! Gold medal 10 points!]

Kim, a team gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta Games, claimed his first individual gold medal and the fourth Asian Games medal of his career.

[Kim Jong-ho / National Compound Archery Team: (On his final shot) My heart felt like it was going to jump right out of my mouth, I was pounding that hard. But I thought, I have come all the way here, so let's hold firm and shoot until the end. Mom, Dad, I finally won one. I will bring it home for you to see.]

Kim becomes the first South Korean archer to win gold in the men's individual compound event, which is being held for the third time at the Asian Games.

In the women's individual event, 14-year-old youngest team member Kang Yeon-seo defeated senior teammate Park Jung-yoon to capture her second bronze medal, following her team bronze.

[Kang Yeon-seo / National Compound Archery Team: I won a bronze medal!]

As the compound event concluded on a high note with a gold medal, the powerhouse recurve national team begins its quest to sweep all five gold medals starting today (October 2).

(Video reporter: Choi Dae-woong, Video editor: Jeon Min-gyu, Designer: Yang Gi-tae, Footage provided by: Kim Jong-ho's SNS)
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