'5:1→6:2→6:0' Korean men's recurve archers became even stronger in the final! They swept the 3rd World Cup team event... With Lee Woo-seok winning individual silver, Korea secured 1 gold, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze.

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As South Korean male archers advanced to the finals, they displayed even greater strength, securing the world number one ranking once again.

The Korean national archery team concluded the '2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup 3rd Stage' held on the 15th (Korean time), winning 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals.

In the men's recurve team event, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Woo-seok (Kolon Xten Boys) defeated Germany 5-1 in set points in the quarterfinals and Mexico 6-2 in the semifinals to reach the final. In the final, they defeated the United States 6-0 to win the gold medal.

In the men's recurve individual event, Lee Woo-seok defeated France's Thomas Chiron 6-4 in the quarterfinals and China's Li Meng-chi 7-3 in the semifinals to reach the final. Lee Woo-seok lost to India's Dhiraj Bommadavar 3-7 in the final, securing the silver medal. Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office), Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), and Kim Sun-woo (Kolon Xten Boys) were eliminated in the round of 32.

In the women's recurve team event, Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis), Lee Yoon-ji (Hyundai Mobis), and Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team) lost to Mexico 4-5 in a shoot-off during the semifinals, advancing to the bronze medal match where they defeated Turkey 5-1 to win the bronze medal.

An San (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team), who did not compete in the team event, lost to Italy's Roberta Di Francesco 2-6 in the women's recurve individual bronze medal match, failing to reach the podium. Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) was eliminated in the round of 8, Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team) in the round of 16, and Lee Yoon-ji (Hyundai Mobis) in the round of 48.

In the recurve mixed team event, Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team) and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) defeated Taiwan 6-0 in the quarterfinals and Italy 5-1 in the semifinals to reach the final, where they lost to India 1-5, securing the silver medal.

In the women's compound individual event, Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) was eliminated in the round of 8, Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports) and Ryu Ye-in (Cheongju City Hall) in the round of 32, and Park Jeong-yoon (Changwon City Hall) in the round of 48. In the men's compound individual event, Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office) and Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) were eliminated in the round of 32, while Kim Sung-cheol (Incheon Gyeyang-gu Office) and Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) were eliminated in the round of 48.

In the women's compound team event, Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports), Park Jeong-yoon (Changwon City Hall), and Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) were eliminated in the round of 16. In the men's team event, Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office), Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel), and Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) were eliminated in the round of 8. In the mixed team event, the team of Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) and Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) was eliminated in the round of 16.

The national team will return to Korea via Incheon Airport on the afternoon of the 16th. The team is scheduled to compete in the 4th Archery World Cup in Madrid, Spain, from July 7 to 14. In August, they plan to begin training camps in preparation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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