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WHAT'S UP WITH KOREA?

Everyone involved in archery, and many in the wider world of sport, knows about the dominance of the South Korean recurve teams in international competition, and especially at the Olympics.

At the World Championships, a Korean man has held the title for 12 of the last 13 editions. (The run was broken by Michele Frangilli of Italy in 2003.) But this year, for the first time since 1993, no Korean man contested the final – or even the bronze medal match.

In the individual eliminations, Lee Seungyun in the round of 32, was outshot by Sanzhar Mussayev of Kazakhstan. In the same round, Lee Woo Seok fell to

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