The South Korean team is projected to secure 17 medals at the Paris Olympics, including five golds. Three of the golds are speculated to be earned in archery. However, there are no anticipated medals for other sports, such as swimming and high jumping, where the South Korean team has high aspirations.
On the 23rd, Sports Illustrated published an article predicting the medal winners for the Paris Olympics. The article estimated South Korea is poised to win five golds, five silvers, and seven bronzes.
Sports Illustrated predicted South Korea will clinch three gold medals in archery, including the men’s, women’s, and mixed team events. They also forecasted Kim Woo Jin to earn a bronze medal in the men’s event.
Five gold medals are at stake in archery, highlighting South Korea’s recognized strength in this sport. Notably, Sports Illustrated did not predict a medal in the women’s individual event.
In badminton, Sports Illustrated predicts a gold medal for the men’s doubles team of Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk. They forecast silver medals for An Se Young in women’s singles, Lee So Hee and Baek Ha Na in women’s doubles, and Seo Seung Jae with Chae Yu Jung in mixed doubles.
The men’s saber team was predicted to secure a gold medal in fencing, while the women’s epee team would earn bronze. Sports Illustrated anticipated silver medals for the men’s team event in table tennis and for Park Hye Jung in the women’s over 81 kg weightlifting category.
In boxing, Oh Yeon Ji is expected to win a bronze medal in the women’s 60 kg category, while An Ba Ul is anticipated to secure bronze in the men’s 66 kg judo category. Heo Mi Mi is predicted to clinch bronze in the women’s 57 kg category. Seo Geon Woo and Lee Da Bin are forecasted to achieve bronze medals in taekwondo’s men’s 80 kg and women’s over 67 kg categories, respectively.
However, South Korea’s swimming team, known as the Golden Generation, with stars like Hwang Sun Woo and Kim Woo Min, is anticipated to fall short of securing medals. Additionally, high jumper Woo Sang Hyeok is not among the athletes who are predicted to win medals.