Archer Lim Sihyeon sets Olympic and world records

PARIS.— The South Korean Lim Sihyeon, 21 years old, opened the floodgates Olympic record and world in these Paris 2024 Games upon completion in the qualifying round 694 points in archery, becoming the best female brand in history.

At the session held on Thursday, July 25, on the esplanade of “Les Invalides”, the archer He achieved a record in the 70 meters and with 72 arrows.

In addition, its 694 points They improve the current world record by two and the Olympic record by 14, held by Koreans Kang Chaeyoung in 2019 and An San in 2021, respectively.

Lim Sihyeon current world number two, holds a gold medal by teams at the 2023 world championships and a bronze in singles in that same year.

The South Korean, potential rival in the Round of 16 from the Spanish Elia Canales in the final phase of the Paris Olympicshas an impressive percentage of duels won (89%) and a score of 9.4 out of 10 for each arrow shot.

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🚨First world record!!

On the Esplanade des Invalides, 21-year-old Lim Sihyeon 🇰🇷 completed the qualifying round with 694 points in #Archery the best female mark in history in the 70 meters and with 72 arrows pic.twitter.com/5kg49igDTn

— Sports Identity (@idendeportiva) July 25, 2024

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