Fully prepared for Olympic golds, says South Korean archer
4/8/2008 17:00
The archery powerhouse South Korean was fully prepared for the Olympic
gold medals, said woman archer Joo Hyun- Jung after training session at the
Olympic Green Archery Field today.
"I have prepared for everything very well
because it's the Olympics. I've prepared myself physically by exercising and
eating the right food. My body is in very good condition," said 26-year-old
Joo.
On South Korea's biggest rivals during the Games, Joo said: "people say
that the biggest rivals may be the Chinese team because this is in China."
At
the Athens Games, Chinese women team finished second to South Korea just by one
point in the final.
In regarding to the women's individual gold medal, Joo is
optimistic for South Korea's chance.
"I feel like I can win, but it depends
on the conditions. Fifty percent is ability and 50 percent is good fortune,"
said Joo.
The defending champion Park Sung-Hyun, a quiet person by nature,
would not allow the attention and glamour get to her head.
On defending her
individual title from the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Park just hedged the
topic.
"I'm not focused on the gold medal. I just want to do my best," said
Park, who won double gold medals, individual and team, at the Athens
Games.
For South Korea's female archers, Olympic gold medals are like family
heirlooms -- passed down from one generation of competitors to the
next.
South Korea's women have created one of the great Olympic dynasties by
winning every archery gold medal since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
They
are heavy favorites to extend their streak to seventh consecutive Games in
Beijing.
Park Sung-hyun and Yoon Ok-hee, who set a 12-arrow world record of
119 points in May, are expected to vie for gold in the individual event, while
in the women's team competition South Korea appear untouchable.
Xinhua
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