[Asian Games] Korean Archery Wins Both Men's and Women's Team Events... A Triumph After 13 Years

Korean archery clinched both the men's and women's team titles at the Asian Games for the first time in 13 years.

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Lee Woo-seok (Kolon), Oh Jin-hyek (Hyundai Steel), and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) defeated India 5-1 (60-55 57-57 56-55) in the men's team final held on the 6th at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre Archery Field in Hangzhou, China.

In the women's team final, Lim Si-hyun (Korea National Sport University), An San (Gwangju Women's University), and Choi Mi-sun (Gwangju Bank) beat China 5-3 (58-58 55-53 55-56 57-54). With this victory, the women's team secured their seventh consecutive team title, while the men's team won the team event for the first time in 13 years.

The men's team had not lost the title since 1982 but gave up the gold medal to China at the 2014 Incheon Games. At the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, they finished as runners-up after losing to Taiwan.

In the individual events on the 7th, Lee Woo-seok will compete for the bronze medal, while An San and Lim Si-hyun will face off for the gold medal in the final. On the same day, the compound team will be represented by Yang Jae-won (Sangmu) and So Chae-won (Hyundai Mobis) in the individual events.

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