As expected, Korea delivered an overwhelming performance to set the first Olympic record in this mixed event with a score of 1368 points. Twenty-nine countries fielded the combination of a man and a woman and were therefore ranked for the mixed team event. Crispin Duenas (CAN), Andres Aguilar (CHI) and Luis Alvarez (MEX) also placed themselves in the top 20. Only the current World Champion, Brady Ellison from the United States, managed to break Korea’s dominance by placing second with 682 points. The men’s event was also dominated by the Koreans in positions 1, 3 and 4 by means of Kim Je Deok, Oh Jin Hyek and Kim Woojin. They were followed by three archers from the Americas: Mexico’s Alejandra Valencia (674), the USA’s Mackenzie Brown (668) and the London 2012 silver medalist Aida Roman (665). ![]() The women’s round concluded with the three Korean archers in the top three spots: An San (680), Jang Minhee (677) and world record holder Kang Chae Young (675). Each archer was assigned to a different target to reduce distance between them on the shooting line. The qualification round consisted of 72 arrows shot at 70 meters. The battle against the virus was victorious, as no positive cases were reported in the sport of archery. COVID tests were administered daily to all involved, and movement out of the Olympic Village and hotels was strictly prohibited. Necessary measures were imposed to all participants regarding the use of face masks at all times but when straddling on the shooting line. In addition to the technical challenges an event of this level usually poses, Tokyo implemented unprecedented requirements regarding biosafety to protect all stakeholders against the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and twenty-eight archers from fifty-one countries competed. The archery competition was held on July 23-31. ![]() ![]() The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games took place a year after they were planned.
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