The South Korean compound archery team has successfully advanced all its members to the quarterfinals of the men's and women's individual events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 28, at the Okazaki Central Multipurpose Park in Aichi Prefecture, Choi Yong-hee and Kim Jong-ho (both from Hyundai Steel) won their matches in the men's individual 16-round competition.
Choi Yong-hee defeated Abdallah Almansouri of the United Arab Emirates 147-141 in the round of 32 and then overcame Muhammad Ghazali of Malaysia 149-145 in the 16-round.
Kim Jong-ho also secured his spot in the quarterfinals by beating Geche Chethum of Bhutan 148-143 and then edging out Juwaidi Mazuki of Malaysia 147-145.
In the women's division, Kang Yeon-seo (Seongsa Middle School) showcased impressive performance. She dominated Dagdanzav Otkhonbayar of Mongolia 150-133 in the round of 32 and followed up with a 150-146 victory over Jyoti Surekha Vennam of India in the 16-round.
Kang's consecutive perfect scores of 150 set a new Asian Games record, surpassing the previous mark of 149 set by Aditi Swami of India at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.
Park Jeong-yoon (Changwon City Hall), competing alongside Kang, also advanced to the quarterfinals with a narrow 148-147 victory over Chen Fangyi of Taiwan.
In this competition, only two athletes per country are allowed to participate in the individual events. Due to their ranking round results, Choi Eun-kyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office) and Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) did not compete in the individual events but are still participating in the team events. The compound team has already reached the semifinals in all three categories: men's, women's, and mixed.
As a result, South Korea continues its pursuit of medals in all five compound archery events.
The quarterfinals and finals for the individual events will take place on October 1 at the same venue.
In the men's division, Choi Yong-hee will face Dang Cong Duc of Vietnam, while Kim Jong-ho will compete against Liao Zhahao of China.
In the women's division, Kang Yeon-seo will go up against Wu Nier of China, and Park Jeong-yoon will challenge Masalleh Patin Nurpateha of Malaysia for a spot in the semifinals.
Both South Korean athletes are positioned on opposite sides of the bracket, setting the stage for a potential final matchup between them if they both advance past the semifinals.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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