'Eldest sister' Kang Chae-young shines in men's recurve team event... Korean archery harvests 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze at the second World Cup

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The Korean Yang Gung (CEO) team, preparing for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, secured two gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals at the '2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup 2nd Stage,' held from the 5th to the 10th.

Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) emerged as the top Korean star at this tournament. On the 10th, she defeated China's Ju Jingyi in the recurve women's individual final with a set score of 6-2 to claim the gold medal.

'Eldest sister' Kang Chae-young is a veteran who has gained experience on various international stages, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (women's team gold) and the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games (women's team gold and women's individual bronze). At last year's Gwangju World Championships, she won the individual gold medal, breaking the major tournament individual jinx. She continued her strong performance at this tournament.

Jang Min-hee (Incheon Metropolitan City Government) narrowly lost to Ju Jingyi in the semi-finals with a set score of 4-6, but she defeated India's Simranjit Kaur in the bronze medal match with a set score of 6-4 to secure the bronze medal. Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis) was eliminated in the quarterfinals, and Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank TenTen Archery Team) was eliminated in the round of 16.

In the recurve men's individual event, Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Government), Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Government), and Seo Min-ki (KOR COLONY 6th Infantry Division) all advanced to the quarterfinals. However, Kim Je-deok lost to China's Li Mengqi in the quarterfinals with a set score of 4-6. Seo Min-ki narrowly lost to Turkey's Berkim Tumer in the quarterfinals after a shoot-off, with a set score of 5-6. Kim Woo-jin also suffered a heartbreaking loss to Turkey's Mete Gazoz in the quarterfinals after a shoot-off, with a set score of 5-6. Lee Woo-seok (Kolon X-ten Boys) was eliminated in the round of 16.

However, South Korea successfully redeemed itself in the recurve men's team event. Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, and Lee Woo-seok competed and defeated Turkey in the final with a set score of 6-0 to win the gold medal. In the recurve women's team event, Kang Chae-young, Lee Yun-ji, and Oh Ye-jin defeated Spain in the bronze medal match with a set score of 6-0.

In the recurve mixed team event, Oh Ye-jin and Kim Woo-jin advanced to the final after defeating Germany in the semi-finals with a set score of 5-1, but they narrowly lost to China in the final with a set score of 3-5, settling for the silver medal.

The compound women's team event, consisting of Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports), Park Jeong-yoon (Changwon City Government), and Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University), lost to the United States 231-232 in the semi-finals. They also lost to Mexico 226-232 in the bronze medal match.

In the compound women's individual event, 'youngest' Kang Yeon-seo lost to the United States' Alexis Louise in the quarterfinals with a score of 145-150. Park Jeong-yoon was eliminated in the round of 16, while Park Ye-rin and Oh Yu-hyun were eliminated in the round of 32.

In the compound men's team event, Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office), Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel), and Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) were eliminated after losing to Slovenia 231-237 in the round of 16.

In the compound men's individual event, Choi Eun-gyu was eliminated in the round of 16, while Choi Yong-hee, Kim Jong-ho, and Lee Eun-ho were eliminated in the round of 32.

In the compound mixed team event, the team of Park Jeong-yoon and Choi Eun-gyu finished their tournament after losing to Kazakhstan in the round of 16 following a shoot-off with a score of 155-155 (T.19-20).

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