S. Korea denied 8th straight gold in women's team recurve archery, takes silver
South Korea came up short in its bid for an eighth straight Asian Games gold medal in the women's team event in recurve archery on Friday, settling for silver after a narrow loss to India. The trio of Lee Yun-ji, Kang Chae-young and Oh Ye-jin lost to India by the set score of 5-3 in the women's team final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki,…
South Korea failed to secure its eighth consecutive Asian Games gold in women's team recurve archery, finishing with silver after a tight defeat to India. In the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square, Lee Yun-ji, Kang Chae-young, and Oh Ye-jin fell to India by a score of 5-3. South Korea had previously claimed every women's team gold in recurve archery from 1998 to 2022.
India's top archers, Ankita Bhakat, Kirti, and Kumkum Anil Mohod, broke that winning streak. In recurve team events, each archer fires two arrows per set, totaling six arrows per team and a maximum score of 60 points per set. Winning a set awards two points, while a tie earns one point. Teams must reach five points first. The first two sets ended in a 2-2 tie.
India took the lead 4-2 after winning the third set 55-51. In the fourth set, after Mohod's final arrow scored a perfect 10, India clinched the match with a final score of 55-51.
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