"Didn't even win a bronze medal": Archery compound men's team finishes 4th, suffers consecutive losses to India and Taiwan [Okazaki on-site report]

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The archery compound men's team at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games failed to secure a medal.

The national team, featuring Choi Yong-hee and Kim Jong-ho (both from Hyundai Steel) and Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office), lost 233-234 to Taiwan in the bronze medal match of the compound men's team event held on the 30th at the multipurpose plaza in Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

After suffering a "crushing defeat" with a score of 229-236 against India in the semifinals and dropping to the bronze medal match, the Nam Ja (CEO) team bowed its head again in the bronze medal match as well.

South Korea trailed 58-59 from the first end, then fell behind 57-59 in the second end, leaving them trailing by a total of three points.

At least, South Korea launched a pursuit against Taiwan, which had scored only 57 points, by hitting an impressive five out of six shots with 10-point scores in the third end.

In the fourth end, South Korea shot five 10s and one 9, but Taiwan also accumulated the same score, resulting in a final defeat by a margin of one point.

Previously, South Korea had won bronze medals in the women's team event and silver medals in the mixed team event. Following this "no medal" result in the men's team event, the country finished with one silver and one bronze across the three archery compound events on that day. The goal of the Yang Gung (CEO) team heading into the tournament was to win gold medals in all events.

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