While Kim Woojin might be calling the ‘team first’ line now, in the lead-up to these Olympics he made no secret of his wish to take individual glory.

A three-time World Archery Champion, it’s the only major title missing from his resume.

“That’s something in the past. It’s something I can forget and I can continue to work on these Olympics,” he said.

For much of the afternoon, Cuba’s Hugo Franco held second on the leaderboard. The shock contender, who dedicated securing a quota for these Games to his recently deceased parents, only fell away in the closing three ends, ultimately seeding 21st.

Germany’s Florian Unruh, India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara and third Korean archer Lee Woo Seok all scored 681 points to take the third to fifth seeds.

Defending Olympic Champion Mete Gazoz had 676 and qualified eighth.

“I don’t feel any pressure,” he said, despite arriving here as the Tokyo winner, the reigning World Archery Champion and the reigning European Champion. “I just feel excitement, because three years is a long time.”

“I miss this feeling.”

Competition continues with women’s team finals on 28 July at the 2024 Olympic Games, after a two-day break for the opening ceremony (26 July) and the venue, Invalides, playing host to cycling’s time trials (27 July).