Ahn Sang, a three-time archery Olympic champion, was not selected to represent South Korea and missed out on participating in this summer's Paris Games.
Anne won the individual, team and mixed team titles at the pandemic-delayed 2021 Tokyo Games, becoming the first woman since 1904 to win three gold medals in archery at a single Olympics.
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Ahn Sang, a three-time archery Olympic champion, was not selected to represent South Korea and missed out on participating in this summer's Paris Games.
Anne won the individual, team and mixed team titles at the pandemic-delayed 2021 Tokyo Games, becoming the first woman since 1904 to win three gold medals in archery at a single Olympics.
However, with her amazing success came sexist online abuse from some Korean men about her short hair, which in turn led to an outpouring of support from women furious at her treatment. caused.
The 23-year-old did not place in the top 16 of 24 women at Monday's national selection event and was excluded from contention to represent South Korea at the Paris Games.
Anne won an individual silver medal at last year's Asian Games and was part of the women's team that won gold in Hangzhou, China.
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South Korea is a leader in world archery, especially in women's archery, winning team gold medals in nine consecutive Olympics since the sport was introduced in 1988.
Competition for positions is fierce as new talent emerges every year.
Korean media STN reported on Tuesday, “An Sang did not make the national team this year because he did not make the top 16.''
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“This is a reminder that winning a national contest is not necessarily easier than winning an international contest.”
