South Koreans steeled by success

Heftier chopsticks cited as one reason for continued dominance

Forget biomechanics and psychological counseling. Coaches hoping their athletes can match the dominant South Koreans at Olympic archery might just need to hand them a pair of chopsticks.

That's the opinion of Yang Chang-hoon, head coach of South Korea's peerless women, who captured an eighth consecutive team title on Sunday to protect the nation's undefeated record at the Olympics, which dates to the 1988 Seoul Games.