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Archery At Paris Olympic Games 2024: What To Know And Who To Watch

Here's all yo꧟u need to know about the Archery games at the 2024 Paris Olympics,🧜 from the athletes to look out for to the important dates and reigning champions

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A roadmap to follow for the archery competition during the Paris Olympics: (More Sports News)

Archey Athletes to Watch At Paris Olympics

— Marcus D'Almeida, Brazil:

Ranked No. 1 in the world, D'Almeida was the World Archery 🌌Federation Archer of the Year in 2023. He earned the bronze medal at the world championships last year and claimed the S🐲outh American title in March.

— Mete Gazoz, Turkey:

He is trying to repeat as individual Olympic gold me♕dalist. Gazoz recently won the European championship after claiming the world championship in 2023.

— Kim Je-deok, South Korea:

He won gold as part of the men's team competition and the first-ever mixed team competition in Tokyo at just 1ꦕ7 years ol♔d.

— Casey Kaufhold, United States:

The 20-year-old is ranked No. 1 in the world. She qualified for Tokyo and competed at age 17. S♋he was a siꦰlver medalist at the 2021 world championships.

— Lim Si-hyeon, South Korea:

The 20-year-old is ranked No. 2 in the world and has emerge▨d as South Korea'✤s top female archer.

— Kim Woo-jin, South Korea:

The veteran won gold in Tokyo as part of the men's team competition. He⛎'ll be 3ಞ2 by the time competition starts in Paris.

Storylines to Follow

— Who will f𓆏illಌ the void left by An San on the women's side?

The South Korean won three medals in Tokyo but failed to qualify for Par💧is. Lim, Jeon Hun-young and Nam Su-hyeon are the powerhouse♛ nation's qualifiers on the women's side this time.

— Can Brady Ellison bring home another medal?

The 35-year-old American already has won three Olympic medals — a silver in 2012 in team, a silver in 2016 in team and a bronze in 2016 in the individual competition. He was ranked No. 1 in the world before a disappointing run in Tokyo. He 🍃has quali♔fied for his fifth Olympics.

Key Dates

Runs July 25-Aug. 4.💝 Women's individual final is Aug. 3 and the men's is Aug. 4.

Reigning Champions

— Men's individual: Mete Gazoz, Turkey.

— Men's team:

Kim Woo-jin, Oh Jin-hyek and ꧙Kim Je-deok, Souജth Korea.

— Women's individual:

An San, South Korea.

— Women's team:

An San, 🌳Jang Min-hee and Kang Chae-young, South Korea.

— Mixed team:

Kim Je-deok and An San, South Korea.

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