Archery Eldest Sister Jeon Hun-yeong Easily Advances to Round of 32 Amid Harsh Weather [Paris Olympics]

Comeback Victory 6-2 Against Penny Healy from the UK

Archery team leader Jeon Hun-young (30, Incheon City Hall) easily advanced to the women's individual archery round of 32.

On the 1st (local time), Jeon Hun-young is aiming at the target in the round of 64 match against Penny Healy of Great Britain in the women's individual archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Les Invalides in Paris, France.
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On the 2nd, at the Les Invalides archery venue in Paris, France, during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games women's individual archery round of 64, Jeon Hun-young defeated Penny Healy (UK) with a set score of 6-2 (27-28, 28-26, 28-25, 29-25).

Jeon Hun-young scored 8 points with her first arrow in the 1st set but narrowly lost the set 27-28. However, she shot consecutive 10s in the 2nd set to even the match at 28-26. In the 3rd set, she recorded 9, 10, and 9 points, winning 28-25 to take the lead. In the 4th set, as Penny Healy scored 7 points and faltered, Jeon Hun-young scored 9, 10, and 10 points, comfortably winning 29-25 and advancing to the next round.

In the round of 32, Jeon Hun-young will face the winner of the round of 64 match between Charline Schwarz (Germany) and Ana Vasquez (Mexico) for a ticket to the round of 16.

Jeon Hun-young ranked 13th overall in the ranking round. Compared to Lim Si-hyun and Nam Soo-hyun, who ranked 1st and 2nd in the preliminaries, her record was less remarkable and did not attract much attention. However, she made a name for herself by shooting consecutive 10s at a crucial moment in the women's team final.

Along with Jeon Hun-young, Lim Si-hyun will also soon compete in the round of 64. Expectations for a clean sweep of archery events by the Korean team are growing. All Korean athletes are expected to fiercely compete as top contenders for the championship.