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South Korean archer sets world record despite shaky platform

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was nothing the least bit shaky about South Korean archer Kim Woojin's world-record performance at the Olympics.

He was in such a rhythm that a wobbly piece of plywood the competitors stood on to shoot failed to even distract him.

Kim set a recurve world record with a score of 700 on Friday during the qualifying round of archery at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

A perfect score is 720, with archers shooting a total of 72 arrows. The results of the qualifying round are used determine the seedings for the bracketed tournament next week.