An San brushes off hairstyle critics to win third gold


Cool cat: South Korea’s An San reacts in the women’s individual finals. — AFP

TOKYO: An San kept South Korea’s Olympic flag flying in women’s archery as she took the individual title, brushing off online criticism of her hairstyle to become the first archer to win three golds at a single Games.

Top-seeded An San held her nerve as both her final and semi-final went to shootoffs, downing Elena Osipova of the Russian Olympic Committee to take gold. Italy’s Lucilla Boari won bronze.

Subscribe now and receive FREE sooka plan for 1 month.
T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

   

Next In Archery

Archery challenge ends as Suresh misses out on medal rounds
Daneshen gets another chance with Jannaton to reach his target
Grinham is first pregnant athlete to win medal, eyes another today
Paralympics-Britain's Grinham becomes first pregnant athlete to win Paralympics medal
Jannaton misses target but renews season best record
The top five
Terengganu archers show they’re arrows ahead of rivals
Arlia wants to go one-up on Olympian sister
Golden archer Aiman now takes aim at teacher’s job
Terengganu pair Saiful-Izzah break final jinx

Others Also Read