13 August 2008 - Korean men after more archery gold in men's individual

Korean men after more archery gold in men's individual  Beijing - 13 August 2008   The Korean trio of IM Dong-Hyun, PARK Kyung-Mo and LEE Chang-Hwan won the archery men's team event on Monday, and each is hoping to become their country's first men's individual Olympic gold medallist. Competition gets underway at 10:00 on Wednesday 13 August at the Olympic Green Archery Field.   Favourites   Ø      IM, PARK and LEE are expected to advance to the men's 1/8 individual elimination round. PARK led the Koreans in the ranking round with a score of 676 points and is the No. 4 seed. IM is the No. 8 seed, while LEE is seeded 10.       IM Dong-Hyun (KOR)   PARK Kyung-Mo (KOR)   LEE Chang-Hwan (KOR)   Challengers   Ø      Mexico's Juan Rene SERRANO photo surprised the field by placing first in the ranking round, and has to be considered a favourite for the gold. SERRANO was second at the 2007 World Cup Final in Dubai but is still considered a relative newcomer to the international archery scene. Ø      The Italian duo of Ilario DI BUO (the No. 9 seed) and Marco GALIAZZO (No. 12) will be looking to advance to the top 16 after earning a team silver medal on Monday. GALIAZZO is the defending Olympic individual champion, while DI BUO recently won the individual gold medal at the 2008 World Cup in Dominican Republic.   Other Contenders   Ø      Baljinima TSYREMPILOV (RUS), the No. 6 seed, is expected to move through to the top 16. TSYREMPILOV is the 2007 World Cup Final champion and the 2008 European champion.    Ø      After a 16-year absence from the Olympics, Simon TERRY (GBR) placed an impressive seventh in the ranking round. TERRY is the individual bronze medallist from Barcelona 1992. Ø      The United States of America will pin its hopes on Brady ELLISON. ELLISON, the No. 15 seed, has a silver medal from the 2008 World Cup in Turkey.    ONS jf/bc/mc/npb