S. Korea takes women's team bronze in compound archery
OKAZAKI, Japan — South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei for bronze in the women's compound archery team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, bouncing right back after a narrow loss to the defending champion India earlier in the day. The trio of Park Ye-rin, Kang Yeon-seo and Park Jung-yoon beat Chen Yi-Hsuan, Chen Fang-Yi and Huang I-Jou by the score of 229-228 at Okazaki Chuo Sogo…
On Wednesday, South Korea claimed bronze in the women's compound archery team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Okazaki, Japan. This victory came after a narrow loss to the defending champions, India, earlier in the day. The South Korean team, consisting of Park Ye-rin, Kang Yeon-seo, and Park Jung-yoon, defeated the Chinese Taipei team, led by Chen Yi-Hsuan, Chen Fang-Yi, and Huang I-Jou, by a score of 229-228.
In the sport of compound archery, the targets are set 50 meters away, closer than in the recurve category. Archers use mechanical release aids and magnified sights, making a perfect score of 10 quite common. Each team's three archers take two arrows per end, with a maximum possible score of 60. After four ends, or 24 arrows per team, the total points decide the winner, with a maximum score of 240.
In the first end, South Korea and Chinese Taipei both scored 60. They mirrored each other's performance in the second end, securing 58 each. However, in the third end, Chinese Taipei edged out South Korea with a score of 56 compared to South Korea's 55.
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