Seoul (AFP) – Triple Olympic archery champion An San will not participate in the 2024 Olympic Games, after failing to secure a place in the South Korean delegation on Monday, during the selection trials.
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South Korean archer An San participates in the individual events at the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo. © ADEK BERRY / AFP/Archives
The 23-year-old goalkeeper “failed in her attempt to join the national team this year because she failed to finish in the ‘Top 16,'” South Korean outlet STN reported Tuesday. 24 South Korean athletes competed in these events.
“This serves as a reminder that winning a domestic competition is not necessarily easier than winning an international competition,” STN added.
During the Tokyo Games in 2021, An became the first woman since 1904 to win three gold medals in archery during the same edition, thanks to her titles in the individual, team and mixed events.
South Korea is an international archery power, especially in the women’s category. South Korean women have won team gold nine consecutive times at the Olympic Games since the event’s creation in 1988.
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2024-03-12 11:02:10
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