Olympics-Archery-Unvaccinated U.S. archer misses fans as S.Korea wins mixed gold
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Archery - Mixed Team - 1/8 Finals - Yumenoshima Archery Field, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Diananda Choirunisa of Indonesia and Agata Riau Ega Salsabilla of Indonesia during competition REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
July 24, 2021
By Ju-min Park
TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. archer Mackenzie Brown bemoaned the lack of fans on Saturday after she and Brady Ellison – both unvaccinated against COVID-19 – crashed out of the mixed event, as South Korea won its first Tokyo 2020 gold with a record-breaking run.
She and world number one Ellison, seeded second in an event making its Olympic debut, lost in the first round to Indonesian 15th seeds Diananda Choirunisa and Riau Salsabilla.