S. Korea grabs men's doubles silver in tennis
Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-sung earned silver in the men's doubles in tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, South Korea's only medal from the sport at this competition. Nam and Park lost to Yusuke Kusuhara and Shunsuke Nakagawa of Japan by 2-0 (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) in the gold medal match at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, central Japan. This is South Korea's second straight men's…
South Korea's men's doubles tennis team, consisting of Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-sung, won the silver medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. They lost to Japan's Yusuke Kusuhara and Shunsuke Nakagawa in the gold medal match with a score of 2-0 (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)). This is South Korea's second consecutive men's doubles medal, following a bronze in 2023.
In the women's team event in recurve archery, South Korea won silver after losing to India in the final. The South Korean team, comprising Lee Yun-ji, Kang Chae-young, and Oh Ye-jin, lost 5-3 to India's Ankita Bhakat, Kirti, and Kumkum Anil Mohod. This ended South Korea's streak of winning every women's team gold in recurve since 1998.
The women's archery team final was closely contested, with South Korea and India scoring identical points in the first two sets. India took a 4-2 lead after winning the third set 55-51. In the fourth set, a disputed call on one of India's arrows helped them tie the set and secure the win.
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