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▲ South Korea's Choi Eun-gyu (from left), Choi Yong-hee, and Kim Jong-ho walk with bright expressions to check their targets after their men's compound team archery quarterfinals match against Iran at the multi-purpose ground of Okazaki Chuo Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on September 27.
The South Korean national archery team has advanced to the semifinals in all six team events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel), Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office), and Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) defeated Iran 239-234 in the men's compound team quarterfinals held at Okazaki Chuo Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on September 27, securing a spot in the semifinals.
The 239 points shot by the South Korean athletes set a new Asian Games record.
It surpassed the previous record of 238 points set by Choi Yong-hee, Min Li-hong, and Yang Young-ho at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games by 1 point.
The maximum possible score for the men's and women's compound team events is 240 points.
In the women's compound team event, Kang Yeon-seo (Seongsa Middle School), Park Jung-yoon (Changwon City Hall), and Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) defeated Thailand following a shoot-off, winning 230-230 (29-28) to advance to the semifinals.
In the mixed team quarterfinals, the South Korean pair of Park Jung-yoon and Choi Yong-hee also triumphed over Iran after a shoot-off, winning 158-158 (20-19).
The three compound team events will hold their semifinals, finals, and bronze medal matches all on September 30.
In both the men's and women's team events, South Korea's semifinal opponent is India, known as a powerhouse in compound archery.
India swept all 5 gold medals up for grabs in compound events at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
The South Korean men's national team carries a bitter memory of settling for the team silver medal after losing to India at the Hangzhou Games.
South Korean archery recruited Sergio Pagni of Italy, who led the Indian national team at the Hangzhou Games, and entrusted him with the helm of the compound national team.
In the mixed event, South Korea will challenge China for a spot in the finals.
The world-dominant recurve national team also cruised forward.
Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) defeated Mongolia 5-3 (57-51, 57-54, 55-57, 58-58) in the recurve men's team quarterfinals.
Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis), Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank), and Lee Yoon-ji (Hyundai Mobis) also beat Kazakhstan 5-3 (57-47, 53-54, 56-55, 56-56) in the women's team event to reach the semifinals.
In the mixed event pairing Kang Chae-young and Kim Je-deok, South Korea defeated Mongolia 5-3 (39-39, 37-38, 39-36, 39-36) to advance to the semifinals.
The semifinals, finals, and bronze medal matches for the three recurve team events will take place on October 2.
South Korea will challenge for berths in the finals against Chinese Taipei in the men's team event, Indonesia in the women's team event, and China in the mixed event.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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