The interview scenes of Kim Woo-jin (32, Cheongju City Hall) and Lee Woo-seok (27, Kolon), who won gold and bronze medals respectively in the men’s individual archery event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, are gaining attention.
At the awards ceremony for the men’s individual archery event held at Invalides in Paris, France on the 4th (local time), Kim Woo-jin received a gold medal and Lee Woo-seok received a bronze medal.
Lee Woo-seok was the first to be called in the awards ceremony. Lee Woo-seok raised both arms in greeting and went up onto the podium, kissing the Taegeukgi (Korean national flag) engraved on his left chest. He then showed his thumbs on both hands.
Soon, Brady Leeson and Kim Woo-jin from the United States were called in turn and went up to the stage. They congratulated each other on the podium. Lee Woo-seok also sang the national anthem loudly as it filled the stadium.
After the awards ceremony, Kim Woo-jin and Lee Woo-seok arrived at the interview location, arranging their medals around their necks and adjusting their clothes.
Lee Woo-seok glanced at Kim Woo-jin’s gold medal and touched his bronze medal, saying, “No, I also shine gold when the sunlight hits me.”
Kim Woo-jin nodded in agreement at his five-year-younger brother’s cute antics, and then said, “What does color matter? What matters is that we won it together,” patting Lee Woo-seok on the back. Netizens who watched the video responded, “This is a famous quote,” “Lee Woo-jin is bright and cheerful,” “He’s really golden,” “If you open your eyes squinting, it’s similar,” “The chemistry between the brothers is great to see,” “As expected, the oldest brother Kim Woo-jin is dependable.” Netizens also gave Lee Woo-seok the nickname “Lucky Woo-seok” by using the recently popular meme “Lucky Vicky” to describe his positive attitude. Lee Woo-seok and Kim Woo-jin previously faced off in the semifinals of the individual event. Lee Woo-seok, who lost to Kim Woo-jin, defeated Florian Unruh (Germany) 6-0 in the bronze medal match. The moment the bronze medal was decided, Lee Woo-seok smiled brightly like a child and was hugged by coach Park Sung-soo. Lee Woo-seok was selected as a national archery team member for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the competition was postponed due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), so he had to play the selection match again and lost his qualification as a national team member. Perhaps because of this, Lee Woo-seok, who showed the brightest smile among the bronze medalists, said after the match, “Actually, I wasn’t nervous at all in the bronze medal match. He said, “I was confident that I could shoot 10 points every time I shot my last shot,” and “Even if I came in fourth, I thought, ‘Let’s do it without regrets,’ ‘Let’s enjoy it,’ and ‘Let’s be people who enjoy this game,’ so I think I wasn’t that nervous.” Regarding his match against Kim Woo-jin, he said, “I’m just so grateful to Kim Woo-jin. I know that we’ve been training together and going through hardships, so I was able to empathize more. When Kim Woo-jin and I went up to the podium and the national anthem started playing, I almost cried a little,” and showed off their extraordinary teamwork with a bright smile. He continued, “Before the match, we gave each other a fist bump to encourage each other,” and “I felt relieved because I played the game with everything I had. I don’t regret it at all. It was actually fun. I don’t feel resentful or anything because I faced a great player in such a tense situation and lost in a close match that went all the way to the shoot-off. Rather, I feel relieved.” 바카라사이트