Archery team in tears

The men's archery team broke down in tears. This led to the members of the women's team, who were in the stands, to also cry and hug each other. The grudge borne for 12 years, since the gold medal in the team event was won at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was cleared with the team's victory, forcing tears buried deep in their hearts to pour out. The Olympic Park archery field after the final archery match was a sea of tears. After hitting a 9 in his final shot, team captain Oh Kyo-Moon emitted a cry of victory and his teammates, Chang Yong-Ho and Kim Chung-Tae, embraced each other after raising their fists. It took the team 12 years to win the gold medal. Contrary to the Korean women's team, which has won 2 golds at every Olympics, none of the 3 men's team members had ever seen a gold medal.

The spotlight was always directed toward the women. Including the Sydney Olympics, the women's team has won 5 consecutive individual golds and 4 consecutive team gold medals, a total of 10, while the men only have 1. Following the win by the women's team, the men's team, which competed the next day, had heavy hearts entering the competition. Certainly, Oh Kyo-Moon and the team members were elated by the women's accomplishments, but on the other hand, they felt increased pressure. They confessed that it would be a lie for them to say they felt no stress.

In the women's individual contest, Korea took 1st, 2nd and 3rd, but on the men's side, no one was able to reach the quarterfinals, bringing on the nightmare of failing once again. Men's coach Seo Oh-Seok revealed that the men were somewhat affected by the exceptional performance of the women. However, the pledge made by the men to become one had brought good results. He said that he was very proud of the men's team.

The women's team, which had always been sorry, also showed their tears in the stands. Yun Mi-Jin and Kim Nam-Soon hugged each other with joy while Kim Soo-Nyung's face grew red. Even TV commentator Lee Eun-Kyung could not hide her tears. Kim Soo-Nyung was more elated than anyone by the men's win, as she was always regretful that the men's team had no success despite their hard training.