Im dong hyun biography for kids

At 6am, South Korea's top athletes emerge onto the outdoor track - a thin trickle of brightly coloured track suits under a grey, early morning sky.

Beside the running lanes, a stereo system pounds high-energy Korean pop music into the damp air.

Im dong hyun biography for kids

If the Olympics is sport's most glamorous occasion, the training to get there certainly isn't.

For South Korea's Olympic hopefuls, the day starts with aerobics - led by an enthusiastic instructor who seems to be moving twice as fast as anyone else.

Among the class is Im Dong-Hyun, one of Korea's top archers. Tall and stocky, he drags his body through the routine, half a beat behind the coach - just like everyone else.