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Korean woman sets archery world record in Paris **** Lim Sihyeon with impressive achievement even before the opening of

Lim Sihyeon with impressive achievement even before the opening of the Olympics

Korea's Lim Sihyeon set the first world record at the Olympic Games in Paris even before their official opening opening, Topsport reported.

She achieved a score of 694 points (out of a maximum possible 720) already in the qualification round of the women's individual archery tournament.

Until now, the top achievement belonged to her compatriot Kang Chae-yong - 692 from the 2019 World Championships. The previous Olympic record from Tokyo 2020 - 680 - belonged to another Korean, An San.

In the team competition, Korea broke its own record with a total score of 2,046 points.