Men's Archery Defeats Taiwan to Win Second Consecutive Olympic Team Title (Update 2)

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The men's archery team defeated Taiwan to claim the gold medal in the team event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They achieved back-to-back team event victories following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Composed of Oh Jin-hyek (Hyundai Steel), Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), and Kim Je-deok (Gyeongbuk Ilgo), the men's team overcame Taiwan, whose team consisted of Deng Yu-cheng, Tang Chih-chun, and Wei Chun-heng, with a set score of 3-0 in the final of the men's team event held on the 26th at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo, Japan.

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The team showed remarkable performance starting from the first set (59-55). Except for one arrow scoring 9 points, five arrows hit the 10-point mark. The momentum continued in the second set (60-58). Although the three Taiwanese archers who shot first combined for 58 points, the Korean team remained unfazed and placed all arrows in the 10-point zone. In the third set (56-55), with a tight score of 27-27, Kim Woo-jin scored 9 points. Then, Kim Je-deok and Oh Jin-hyek, standing at the shooting line, consecutively shot 10 points, sealing the victory.

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