Archery medalist says is grateful to be back in sport after quitting as teenager
Park Jung-yoon first entered the realm of competitive archery while in elementary school, but quit as she got into middle school. Now 29 years old, Park recalls that she wanted to explore other things in life. Years later, Park decided there was nothing she would rather do than shoot arrows for a living. When she was 25, Park picked up her bow and arrows again — first starting out in an amateur…
Park Jung-yoon, a 29-year-old South Korean archer, expresses gratitude for returning to archery after a teenage hiatus. Park first took up the sport in elementary school but quit middle school as she sought new interests. Decades later, at age 25, Park resumed archery, initially joining an amateur club that met only on weekends.
She eventually left her job to focus on achieving a spot on the national team. This year, Park secured a spot in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after winning national trials for the compound discipline. Following her archery return, Park secured two medals at the Asian Games: silver in the mixed team event and bronze in the women's team event.
Park said, "I never regret decisions I make" and expressed her happiness in pursuing her passion for archery full-time.
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