All 4 South Korean Compound Archers, Including Choi Yong-hee and Kang Yeon-seo, Advance to Individual Quarterfinals

South Korean compound archers have all advanced to the quarterfinals of their respective individual events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) defeated Abdulla Hasan Al-Mansoori (UAE) 147-141 in the round of 32 of the men's compound individual event held at Okazaki Chuo Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 27th, and went on to beat Alang Arif Aqil Muhammad Ghazali (Malaysia) 149-145 in the round of 16.

Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) also joined the quarterfinals by defeating Gai Chey (Bhutan) 148-143 in the round of 32 and Juwaidi Mazuki (Malaysia) 147-145 in the round of 16.

In the women's individual event, Kang Yeon-seo (Seongsa Middle School) showed a stellar performance.

Kang defeated Dagandanzav Otgonbayar (Mongolia) 150-133 in the round of 32 and overcame Jyothi Surekha Vennam (India) 150-146 in the round of 16.

She shot a perfect score in two consecutive matches.

The compound individual event is decided by the total score of 15 arrows, with 150 points being the maximum.

Kang's 150 points also set a new Asian Games record.

The previous record was 149 points shot by India's Aditi Swami at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.

Park Jung-yoon (Changwon City Hall) advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Jumana Ali Ahmad Al-Najjar (UAE) 148-140 in the round of 32 and Chen Fang-yi (Chinese Taipei) 148-147 in the round of 16.

The compound individual quarterfinals through the finals will all be held on October 1.

In the women's division, Kang Yeon-seo will compete against China's Wu Yuer, and Park Jung-yoon will face Malaysia's Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh for a spot in the semifinals.

In the men's division, Kim Jong-ho will face China's Liao Jiahao, and Choi Yong-hee will square off against Vietnam's Dang Cong Duc in the quarterfinals.

In both the men's and women's divisions, two South Korean athletes are placed on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning they will face each other in the finals if they both win their semifinal matches.

Meanwhile, the compound national team successfully advanced to the semifinals in all three team events the previous day.

With all athletes advancing to the quarterfinals in the individual events today, the team moved one step closer to sweeping all five gold medals in compound archery.

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