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Blind archer posts first world record of London Olympics

 

CNN) -- The first world records of the London 2012 Olympics have been set by a blind South Korean archer -- hours before Friday's much-anticipated opening ceremony was due to begin.

LONDON -- South Korean archer Im Dong-hyun sees only blurred colors and lines when he peers toward the target about 76 yards away, arrow at the ready. It doesn't stop the legally blind Olympian from hitting the grapefruit-sized yellow center -- again and again and again.

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The 26-year-old, who struggles to read a newspaper, scored 699, which put him top of the standings ahead of compatriots Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin Hyek.

The efforts of the trio also delivered a second world record, as South Korea registered a landmark combined total of 2,087 for the team event -- a discipline the Asian nation has won gold in at the last two Games.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/sport/london-2012-archery-im/index.html

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/archery/story/_/id/8204730/summer-olympics-2012-legally-blind-south-korean-archer-im-dong-hyun-sets-world-marks

 

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