{
  "id": 11124893,
  "title": "[ASIAN GAMES] Kim Jong-ho wins men's individual gold in compound archery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/asian-games-kim-jong-ho-wins-mens-individual-gold-in-compound-archery",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261001/asian-games-kim-jong-ho-wins-mens-individual-gold-in-compound-archery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Jong-ho claimed victory in the men's individual compound archery event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, marking a historic moment for South Korea. The archer emerged triumphant against Chinese Taipei's Chang Cheng-Wei with a score of 149-145 in the final held at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square, located approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Nagoya.\n\nCompound archery involves archers shooting a total of 15 arrows, divided into three arrows per end over five ends. The cumulative points accumulate to determine the winner, with a perfect score reaching 150. The archery competition will continue on Friday with team events in recurve, followed by individual events in recurve on Saturday.\n\nSouth Korea's triumph in the men's individual compound event was the first of its kind for the nation, as they secured one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals during the two days of competition. Kim Jong-ho's win was the first South Korean victory in the men's individual compound event, which had previously taken place at the 2014 and 2023 Asian Games. Prior to this, Kim had contributed to South Korea's success by helping the team clinch the gold in men's archery and the silver in mixed archery during the 2018 Asian Games. Additionally, he avenged a previous loss to Chinese Taipei a day after the Chinese Taipei team had defeated South Korea.",
  "summary": "Kim Jong-ho struck gold in the men's individual event in compound archery at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, becoming the first South Korean archery champion at the ongoing competition. Kim defeated Chang Cheng-Wei of Chinese Taipei 149-145 in the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, some 50 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya. In the individual…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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