KOREAN ARCHERS HIT THE BULL'S EYE

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Kim Woo-jin completed a South Korean sweep of the Paris Olympic archery titles, when he won the individual men's gold on Aug 4 in a shoot-off against American Brady Ellison at Esplanade des Invalides.

South Korea cemented their status as archery supremos with their fifth Paris gold medal, adding to the women's individual title and the three team golds - in men's, women's and mixed.

Ellison had to settle for the silver in the individual men's event, while South Korea's Lee Woo-seok secured the bronze.

Kim and Ellison took turns winning the first four sets. With the fifth set at 4-4, the crowd were on the edge of their seats as the pair got perfect scores to force a shootoff. Both men fired their arrows into the middle of the target, but Kim's was closer to the centre and won the gold.

"If (Lionel) Messi and (Cristiano) Ronaldo are the best in football, then maybe we are the duo in archery," Kim said.

Losing gold did not upset Ellison, a five-time Olympian, who said he valued the skills gained by competing against the world's best, calling the process "steel sharpening steel".

But Ellison and Kim acknowledged that Paris may not be the last time they meet.

"I think we're going to do a rematch in LA," Ellison said, referencing the 2028 Games.