(MBC ‘2024 Paris Olympics’ broadcast screen)
As Kim Woo-jin (32, Cheongju City Hall), the star of Korean men’s archery, has advanced to the round of 16 of the individual event, his opponent Israel Madaye (Chad), who he faced in the round of 64, is receiving unexpected attention. On
the 30th (local time), Kim Woo-jin defeated Lin Zhi-xiang (Taiwan) 6-0 (30-27 29-28 30-26) in the round of 32 of the men’s individual archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Les Invalides in Paris, France, to advance to the round of 16.
Earlier that day, Kim Woo-jin defeated Madaye 6-0 (29-26 29-15 30-25) in the round of 64, his first individual match.
Madye lost the first set by 3 points, and in the second set, he shot 6 points with his first arrow and 8 points with his second arrow.
In particular, the last arrow of the second set made Madye a hot topic. The last arrow landed on the ‘1 point’. There was a lot of interest in the athlete who shot the 1 point, which is rare in archery.
During the broadcast, only the sound of the arrow hitting the target was heard and it was not captured on screen, causing the broadcasting crew to panic.
Madye’s outfit, which was different from that of other athletes, revealed a ‘hidden story’. Madye did not wear a ‘chest guard’ (equipment to protect the chest from the bow string hitting it). As the story of Madye teaching himself archery and competing in the Olympics in a harsh environment where he could not even afford a chest guard became known, support poured in for the ‘1 point’ arrow he shot. Madye is the captain and flag bearer of the Chadian Olympic team. Chad is considered one of the poorest countries in Africa under French colonial rule. He enjoyed playing soccer as a child, but at the age of 19, he became obsessed with archery after seeing children learning how to shoot arrows with bows. In an interview with the Olympic Channel of the International Olympic Committee ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Madaye said that the reason for his participation was that he “wanted to make happy the people suffering from civil war and rebellion.” Including Madaye, only three athletes from Chad participated in the Olympics, one each in judo and marathon. They are Demos Memnelum (30), a 70kg judo athlete, and Valentin Betouzou (33), a marathon athlete. 카지노사이트