'Lost to India Again' Archery Compound Men's Team Also Fails to Reach Final [Okazaki On-Site]

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South Korea's bid for gold in the archery compound men's team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games has fallen through. Following the women's team (semifinals) and mixed team (finals), South Korea once again failed to overcome the barrier of "world's strongest" India.

The archery compound Nam Ja (CEO) team, featuring Choi Yong-hee and Kim Jong-ho (both from Hyundai Steel) and Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office), suffered a decisive defeat to India with a score of 229-236 in the semifinals of the compound men's team event held on the 30th at the Multi-Purpose Plaza in Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As a result, the South Korean compound representative team lost to India in all three events—the women's team, mixed team, and now the men's team—failing in their gold medal challenge. India is the world's strongest team, having swept five gold medals, including in team and individual events, at the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023.

The start was rocky. South Korea managed only 8 points on its first shot of the first end, staying at 58 points, while India hit 10 points on all six shots. In the second end as well, South Korea's first shot was limited to 8 points, resulting in a loss of 57-59. Consequently, in the third end, the team made a change by moving Kim Jong-ho, who had consecutively scored only 8 points on his first shots, to the back and having Choi Yong-hee take the lead as the first shooter.

However, the gap continued to widen. While South Korea stayed at 56 points in the third end, India accumulated 59 points, extending the lead to 171-178, a 7-point difference, with the final fourth end remaining. South Korea did its best in the fourth end as well, but it was not enough to close the already widened gap.

South Korea will face Taiwan in the bronze medal match immediately following this.

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