Olympics | Feature: South Korean coach spearheads rise of China's archery


  • World
  • Saturday, 03 Aug 2024

PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The field of archery is always flooded with cheers from South Korean audience. However, among them, there is a South Korean that is cheering loudly for the Chinese team. This is Kwon Yong-hak, coach of China's women's archery team.

"Not many Chinese audience come to see archery, so I want to encourage and support the team with my cheers. I also came to see China's men's team match and shouted from the stands," said Kwon in fluent Chinese.

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