Well, only the top percent do get money, it's extremely hard to be in the top percent. Like maybe 20 archers or so, compound especially is more difficult as in competition (that's in Korea) they do not get money from the competition even if you win. You have to be a team to get some money while recurve archers get money if they win a medal in a competition (that's in Korea). They do get money if they go to another country for a competition, (compound and recurve). While the compound is getting known in Korea it isn't as big as the West, I quit being an elite archer in Korea last year. It's extremely difficult and very stressful, to be in the top percent you first have to be in the top 16 (or 18, I don't remember, also normal-ish archer, that includes middle school, high school, university students, and just adults that do archery for fun. These archers are mostly the older gen that has a job and do archery as a hobby or has a job that does archery) archers (plus the elite team, the team that mostly represented Korea in the last year or so, they are mostly the same archer and do not change. They get money as it is there job to do archery) and then have to be in another competition that determines that you are the top elite archer. (you might be able to enter the elite team) You have to fight other archers for the entire day and almost a week and then you could be in the team that represents Korea. And if you go to that team you have to fight again and again to be allowed in the competition, as you might be a 'spare elite archer' (in the elite team). (While I did both recurve and compound archery, I was mostly compound archer and the rules might have changed. So my knowledge is in the compound) And you get a bonus of course if you win a medal, and if you are in the team over again you get another bonus. (Of course, I'm talking about the compound as I'm not sure about the recurve. While recurve almost changes every year, the compound is a bit different as the top elite archers are monsters in their own right.) This is what I know as I never went into the elite team as while I was good I wasn't good enough to be in the top elite archers, did archery for 10 years and sadly couldn't be in the top percent. At least I fought with the top elite and lost by one point so I'm quite happy lmao.

I hear the top companies in S.Korea will have their own archery competitions and they will hire and pay alot of money who they deem as top archers to represent them

Ki Bo-bae

Ann San

You gotta be kidding... This video starts with 'Ki Bo Bae' Stadium (0:04). They've named a stadium after her name...lol

An San was beaten by these archers in competition. It was very fair and objective. No one wins a spot because of any other criteria than you can shoot the best. Why should she get a special treatment?

She is a patriot. She will accept this result. Please support her.

So good attitude of An San... Maybe it is time to take a rest for a moment... and have a quality time... She have been the legend... ✊😉

Everything is fair when it comes to korean archery, An San knew it too, she will come back for sure, she just need to focus herself and fight again next time, after all she is already a legend, winning 3 gold Olympic medals is no joke.