South Korean women sweep archery medals

Sydney: South Korea swept the women's individual archery medals on Tuesday with Yun Mi-Jin edging team-mate Kim Nam-Soon by one point to take the gold, her country's first at the Sydney Olympics.

The 17-year-old Yun's victory by a score of 107-106 marked the fifth straight Olympic victory in the event for a South Korean. Yun had no expectations going into the final. ''I didn't expect it. I left it to fate and luck,'' she said.

Kim Soo-Nyung, a triple gold medallist returning to Olympic competition after seven years in retirement, beat Choe Ok Sil of North Korea for the bronze.

Kim and Choe hugged after their bronze medal contest, a sign of the warming in relations between athletes from the rival countries that was underscored when they marched together at the Olympics Opening Ceremony.



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