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Hong Seung-jin and Yang Chang-hoon, who led the 2024 Paris Olympics to 10 consecutive Olympics, will lead the Korean archery team at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The Korea Archery Association said on the 21st, "We will confirm the national archery coach for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the 20th and start operating the national team in earnest."
Coach Hong Seung-jin was appointed as the general manager of the recurve national team. Hong Seung-jin, the general manager, has demonstrated world-class leadership by leading all archery competitions in South Korea at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Based on proven operational experience and field-oriented leadership at international competitions, it is responsible for establishing a stable system and strengthening competitiveness of the recurve national team.
Coach Yang Chang-hoon was named the head coach of the compound national team. Coach Yang Chang-hoon is the leader who led the women's recurve team to 10 consecutive Olympics. He was selected as the head coach of the compound team in recognition of his extensive coaching experience and achievements, not limited to recurve and compound events. Based on his experience in various international competitions, he plans to improve the power of the compound team.
The composition of the head coach is significant in that it is not just a selection, but a leader who has been proven to have achieved achievements in the Olympics and international arena. The Korean Archery Association plans to continue stable performances at major international competitions, including the Asian Games, by establishing a competitive leadership system for both recurve and compound events.
Song Seung-hyun was re-elected in the men's recurve team. Coach Song Seung-hyun was recognized for his leadership by leading the men's team to the recurve men's team title at the world championships in 2025.
Coach Oh Jin-hyuk will join the men's coach. Coach Oh Jin-hyuk, who was the oldest member of the Korean national archery team, is a gold medalist in the men's team event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After retiring in 2024, he began his leadership career with the Hyundai Steel Archery Team in earnest. Last year, he gained experience in coaching the national team by coaching promising players who are national team members by age.
Coach Jung Jae-heon was re-elected as the coach of the Recurve Women's Division. Coach Jung Jae-heon served as the national team coach in 2021 and 2025. As a player, he won the men's individual silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Coach Choi Hee-ra will be reappointed as the women's coach and assist the national team.
In the compound national team, coach Chung Eui-soo was reappointed as the men's team coach and coach Lee Jung-eun as the women's team coach. The two coaches led the rise of the compound team last year and were evaluated for stable team management and strengthening power.
The archery team will form a new head coach and prepare for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In December last year, a total of 32 athletes, including the top eight men's and women's recurve and compound selected through the second national team selection match in 2026, were convened at Jincheon National Training Center and are conducting winter training camp.
The final list of participants in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will be confirmed through the third national team selection match scheduled for March and April and the first and second final warm-up matches.
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