S. Korea sets Olympic record in men's team archrey
11/8/2008 17:31
South Korea shot out 224 points in the quarterfinals against Poland,
setting a new Olympic record of 24 arrows at the Olympic archery field
today.
South Korean archers Im Dong-Hyun, Lee Chang-Hwan and Park Kyung-Mo
managed to score 224 points, edging out audacious Poland combination Rafal
Dobrowolski, Piotr Piatek and Jacek Proc by only two points.
The three-time
Olympic champions are poised to pull out a "hat-trick" after victories in Athens
and Sydney.
In another quarter-finals, China scored 217 points, defeating
Russia to clinch a berth in the last four. This is a breakthrough for the host,
who has never been to last eight previously.
Other quarterfinals ended with
Italy ousting Malaysia 218-213 and Ukraine downing Chinese Taipei
214-211.
China is going to challenge the reigning champion and Italy to fight
against Ukraine in the semifinals.
Xinhua
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