Archers Park Jeong-yoon and Choi Yong-hee Advance to Compound Mixed Final... Seeking First Asian Games Gold

South Korean compound archery, which had to settle for silver medals in two consecutive competitions, has moved one step closer to its first-ever gold medal in the Asian Games mixed team event.

Teaming up, Park Jeong-yoon (Changwon City Hall) and Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) defeated China 159-156 in the compound mixed team semifinal of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held on the 30th at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Ground in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Choi Yong-hee led the team to the final by hitting 10 points with all eight of his arrows in the semifinal.

South Korea fell behind 39-40 in the first end, but leveled the score at 79-79 in cumulative points by landing all four arrows in the 10-ring in the second end.

Shooting a perfect 40 points in the third end, South Korea succeeded in turning the match around to lead 119-118.

In the final fourth end, they again hit 10 points with all four arrows, defeating China 159-156 to advance to the final.

With this, South Korea has secured at least a silver medal and reached the final in this event for the third consecutive time.

The compound mixed event was first introduced as an official Asian Games sport at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

At that time, South Korea took the silver medal after losing 150-151 to Taiwan in the final.

At the 2022 Hangzhou Games, they finished as runners-up again after a 158-159 defeat against India.

Having missed out on the gold medal by a single point in the finals for two consecutive tournaments, South Korea will now challenge for its first title against India, spearheaded by Park Jeong-yoon and Choi Yong-hee.
 
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