It was exactly midday in Brazil on day zero of the Olympic Games and we already had our first world-record of Rio 2016.Ā
At lunchtime on the day of theĀ opening ceremony, Kim Woo-Jin of South Korea struck 700 in the men’s individual 72-arrow ranking round at the Sambadrome andĀ became the fastest Olympian on record… to break a record.
On his unparalleled feat theĀ understated reigning world champion said: “I practised more than everyone else and I gave my best for the entire round”.
“It’s just the ranking round, so today’s not really big happy” he added.

In the capital of world-famous BrazilianĀ partyĀ culture, famed as the home of samba and carnival, the nonchalant 24-year-old managed to remain calmĀ at breakingĀ the record of all records:
“I want to focus on the Games now but later, maybe, Iāll get to enjoy Brazil.”
For now though, we may just have witnessed the stormĀ before the storm from the calmest man in Rio.