The Korean men's and women's recurve archery team secured silver medals side by side in the fourth round of the 2022 Hyundai Archery World Cup.
Ansan (Gwangju Women's University), Ga-hyeon Lee (Daejeon City Sports Association), and Chae-young Kang (Hyundai Mobis) of the women's national team defeated France 5-1 (55-52 56-) in the semifinals of the women's recurve team event held in Medellin, Colombia on the 21st (local time). 52 54-54).
The women's team defeated Mexico 5-4 and competed against England, who reached the final, for a gold medal.
The women's national team won the gold medal in the second tournament held in Gwangju in May, but in the third tournament held in Paris, France last month, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals and ended up with no medals.
The men's national team, led by Je-deok Kim (Gyeongbuk Il High School), Woo-jin Kim (Cheongju City Hall), and Jin-hyeok Oh (Hyundai Steel), also defeated the Netherlands 6-0 (59-50 59-57 60-58) in the semifinals of the team match and advanced to the finals.
The men's team wins three consecutive tournaments with just one more win.
Their opponent in the final was Spain, who beat Germany 5-1.
The men's and women's team finals will start at dawn on the 25th in Korea time.
The Recurve national team will start a schedule of individual matches and mixed matches in which Kim Je-deok and Ansan form a group.
(Photo = provided by the World Archery Federation, Yonhap News)