South Korea won a ninth consecutive gold medal in the women's team archery event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, tying the record for the longest gold medal streak in Olympic history. As a team, we had ambition and a goal to win the team's event, and we did it well," said South Korean archer An San who claimed her second gold at Tokyo, when asked about the nine straight gold medals. The 20-year-old An, who on Saturday won gold in the first ever mixed team event at the Olympics, was smiling again on Sunday, exchanging fist bumps with her two team mates. With no fans allowed in due to coronavirus protocols, K-pop tunes like Psy's "I LUV IT" filled the venue to celebrate their victory. HEATSTROKE FOLLOWED BY SILVERRussia's Svetlana Gomboeva helped her team win silver, two days after collapsing with sunstroke at the Tokyo Olympics.

Source: The Star July 25, 2021 09:45 UTC