2016 Summer Olympics in BrazilSouth Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics.Korean DelegationThe Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 204 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, competed in 24 sports. The Korea delegation set a goal for ranking as one of the top 10 of Olympics medal table for 4 consecutive years. Archery, Taekwondo, Judo,shooting, fencing,golf and badmintion are regarded as the big hit of winning Olympic gold.Since 1988, Korea has won 18 gold medals of 28 in total in archery competitions. In 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, they will do all they can to win all the gold medals in archery. The contestants of Teakwondo boast a record number of 5 in history, aiming to win back the reputation of the home for Teakwondo. As the jet lag between Korea and Brazil is 12 hours and training conditions in Brazil is much harder. The champion conquer journey of Korea is facing more difficulties than before. |