'World record holders' Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun advance to archery compound mixed final, securing silver medal [Okazaki on-site]

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Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) and Park Jeong-yun (Changwon City Hall), who are aiming for the top spot in the archery compound mixed team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games, successfully advanced to the final.

Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun defeated China 159-156 in the semifinals of the archery compound women's team event at the games, held on the 30th at the Multi-Purpose Plaza of Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

In the Round of 16 match against Japan earlier, they had hit all 16 arrows into the 10th-point target, achieving a perfect score of 160 points and setting new world, Asian, and tournament records.

Carrying that momentum, they won the semifinal against China on this day to reach the final. Their opponent in the gold medal match is India, which had previously defeated Thailand to secure an early spot in the final.

Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun hit only one arrow for 9 points in the first end, with all others hitting 10 points, but they allowed China, which hit all four arrows into the 10th-point target, to take the lead.

However, Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun hit all four arrows into the 10th-point target in the second end, tying with China, who scored only 39 points, at an interim score of 79-79 as they reached the halfway point.

The balance was broken in the third end. China, shooting first, hit one arrow for 9 points and the rest for 10 points. Following them, South Korea once again hit all four arrows into the 10th-point target. 119-118, a lead for South Korea.

In the final fourth end, China started off on the wrong foot. While they consecutively shot 10 and 9 points, South Korea countered with 10 and 10 points, widening the gap by two points in the total score.

The last two arrows remained. After shooting 9 and 10 points, China finished the match first. South Korea's final answer, shot while trailing by 17 points, was once again 10 and 10 points.

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