Korea lost to India by one point in the women’s compound team archery event and will head to the bronze medal match.
Korea’s team of Park Yerin, Park Jeong-yun and Kang Yeon-seo faced India in the semifinals of the women’s compound team event at the 2026 Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Okazaki Central Park multipurpose plaza in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, at 9:55 a.m. on the 30th, and lost 233-234.
Korea was made up of world No. 31 Park Yerin (20), No. 66 Park Jeong-yun (29) and No. 78 Kang Yeon-seo (15). The three athletes also teamed up to win the bronze medal in the women’s team event at the Madrid World Cup.
Park Yerin started, followed by Kang Yeon-seo and Park Jeong-yun. In the first end both teams shot 59 points and finished tied. In the first attempt of the second end India shot 9, 10 and 10, while Korea’s three athletes all scored 9s and fell behind. In the second attempt of the second end India recorded three 10s. For Korea, Park Yerin shot a 10, followed by Kang Yeon-seo with a 9 and Park Jeong-yun with another 10. They finished the second end 115-118.
With a bright expression, Park Yerin started the third end with a 10 to signal a light start. Kang Yeon-seo then scored another 10, and Park Jeong-yun also shot a 10, adding 30 points. India’s first shooter, Tanipart, also recorded a 10, and Pradeep hit a 10 as well. The last shooter, Bennam, shot a 9, narrowing Korea’s lead to 2 points.
Korea scored 60 in the third end, hitting all 10s. Korea finished the third end 175-176, a one-point difference.
In the final fourth end Park Yerin started with a 10 and the youngest, Kang Yeon-seo, scored a 9. Park Jeong-yun then shot a 10. India made no mistakes. Tanipart, Pradeep and Bennam each shot 29 points like Korea, keeping the one-point gap.
In the second attempt of the fourth end Park Yerin shot a 10 to record five consecutive 10s. Kang Yeon-seo also shot a 10 and Park Jeong-yun scored a 9. Korea finished the match with 233 points.
India beat Korea with 234 points to reach the final. Korea was eliminated by one point and failed in their bid for the gold medal. Korea will head to the bronze medal match.
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