Korean archery swept gold medals in the men’s and women’s recurve team events at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
In the final of the men’s archery team recurve event held at the archery range at the Puyang Inhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, China on the 6th, Korea teamed up with Lee Woo-seok (Kolon), Oh Jin-hyuk (Hyundai Steel), and Kim Je-deok (Gyeongbuk Yecheon County Office) to beat India with a set score of 5-1 ( 60-55 57-57 56-55) and took supremacy.
Also, in the finals of the women’s team event, the Korean women’s archery team, consisting of Im Si-hyun (Korea National Sport University), Ansan (Gwangju Women’s University), and Choi Mi-seon (Gwangju Bank), defeated China with a set score of 5-3 (58-58, 55-53, 55-56, 57- 54) and took the top spot.
The women’s archery team has achieved a milestone of 7 consecutive wins in this event since the 1998 Bangkok Games.
It has been 13 years since the 2010 Guangzhou Games that Korean archery swept both the men’s and women’s recurve team events.
Lee Woo-seok and Im Si-hyun, who won the recurve mixed event, were ranked among the two winners.
In the men’s 77kg jiu-jitsu final held at Xiaoshan Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Koo Bon-cheol (Lijim) won the championship by defeating Bahrain’s Abdullah Munpareddy with an advantage (4-1).
In addition, in the sports climbing men’s combined (bouldering, lead) finals held at Keqiao Yangsan Sports Climbing Center in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, Lee Do-hyun (Black Yak) scored a total of 118.7 points (bouldering 64.6 points, lead 54.1 points), becoming Japan’s proud ‘genius climber’. ‘ He took second place after Anraku Sorato (187.8 points).
In the men’s hockey 3rd and 4th place match held at Hangzhou Archer Canal Sports Park, Korea Republic, led by coach Shin Seok-kyo, defeated China 2-1 and won the bronze medal.
As a result, Korea stood on the podium at the Asian Games again for the first time in nine years since winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Incheon Games.
Korea first conceded a goal to China’s Gao Jiesheng in the 8th minute of the first quarter, but Kim Seong-hyeon (Seongnam City Hall) scored right away to tie the game.
Afterwards, the two teams faced each other 1-1 until the end of the game, and with one minute left in the game, Jang Jong-hyeon (Seongnam City Hall) scored the winning goal from a penalty corner, confirming the victory.
Also, in the badminton women’s doubles semifinals held at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Kong Hui-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) defeated China’s Chen Qingchen and Jaifan 1-2 (21-16 9-21 12-21). He lost and won the bronze medal.
As of 11 p.m. on this day, Korea had won a total of 169 medals, including 36 gold, 49 silver, and 84 bronze medals, ahead of the host country China (187 gold, 104 silver, 62 bronze) and Japan (46 gold, 57 silver, and bronze). 62) and maintained 3rd place overall.
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2023-10-06 15:11:35
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