"The Wall of the World's Strongest India Was Too High to Overcome" — Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun Win Silver in Archery Compound Mixed Team Event [On-site Report from Okazaki]

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Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) and Park Jeong-yun (Changwon City Hall), who competed in the archery compound mixed team event, secured a valuable silver medal.

In the final of the archery compound mixed team event held on the 30th at the Multi-Purpose Plaza of Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun were tied at 157-157 before losing the shoot-off.

In the Round of 16 match against Japan earlier, Choi Yong-hee and Park Jeong-yun had hit all 16 arrows in the 10th-point ring, achieving a perfect score of 160 points to set new world, Asian, and tournament records.

In the semifinal against Taiwan held before the final, they scored 159 points, with only one arrow out of 16 landing in the 9th-point ring while the rest were all 10s. However, in the final, they could not overcome the barrier of "the world's strongest" India.

In both the first and second ends, one of Korea's four arrows landed in the 9th-point ring, while India recorded all 10s, seemingly widening the gap.

However, in the third end, as Korea accumulated 39 points, India had two arrows land in the 9th-point ring, allowing Korea to close the gap to just one point at 117-118.

In the fateful fourth end, Korea started with consecutive 10s from Park Jeong-yun and Choi Yong-hee. However, India also matched them with two 10s.

With Korea trailing by one point, each team had two arrows remaining. After Park Jeong-yun, Choi Yong-hee also shot a 10 first, then waited for fate to decide.

And a reversal occurred. India's 15th arrow hit the 9th-point ring, and the final arrow went to the 10th-point ring. Upon review, India's 15th arrow was officially recognized as a 9. The score was tied at 157-157. They headed to a fateful shoot-off where each team would shoot two arrows.

A dramatic comeback did not unfold in the shoot-off. While India hit both arrows in the 10th-point ring, Choi Yong-hee's final arrow landed in the 9th-point ring, separating joy from sorrow.

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