[Nagoya AG] Men's Archery Team Wins Gold... 'Defeats Dark Horse India to Claim Asian Supremacy'

5-1 Victory in the Recurve Team Final

Perfect Synergy by Woo Seok Lee, Je Deok Kim, and Woo Jin Kim

Second Gold Medal for Korea After Kim Joungho's Compound Triumph

The Korean men's archery team defended their final pride.

The men's national team, featuring Woo Seok Lee (Kolon), Je Deok Kim (Yecheon County Office), and Woo Jin Kim (Cheongju City Hall), defeated Iran with a set score of 5-1 (56-56, 57-50, 56-54) in the final of the recurve men's team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Plaza in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 2, 2026. After losing the gold medal in the women's recurve team and mixed team events, Korea earned a precious gold in the men's team competition.

This is the second gold medal for Korea in archery at this tournament. The first gold was won by Kim Joungho (Hyundai Steel), who took victory in the men's compound individual event the previous day.

Woojin Kim, Jeduk Kim, and Woojin Lee (from left) of the Korean men's archery team are holding the Taegeukgi with joy after defeating India to win the gold medal in the men's recurve team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 2nd. Okazaki=Yonhap News Photo

Woo Jin Kim, a member of the 2010 Guangzhou Games championship team, teamed up with his colleagues to claim another gold medal 16 years later. Woo Seok Lee and Je Deok Kim, who were champions at the 2022 Hangzhou Games (held in 2023), secured their second consecutive team gold medal.

The recurve team event was contested by combining the scores of three archers, each shooting twice per set. Teams earned 2 points for a set win and 1 point for a tie; the first team to reach 5 points won the match.

Korea easily swept past Taiwan in the semifinals with a set score of 6-0 (57-54, 55-53, 58-55).

In the final against India, the shooting order was Woo Seok Lee, Je Deok Kim, and Woo Jin Kim. After tying the first set, the team radically changed the momentum by hitting three consecutive 10s at the start of the second set.

Kim Je-deok, Kim Woo-jin, and Lee Woo-seok (from left) are the Korean male archers who climbed the podium with bright smiles after defeating India to win the gold medal in the men's team recurve archery event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held on the 2nd at the multipurpose plaza of Okazaki Central Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Okazaki = Yonhap News Agency

Korea comfortably took the second set as the Indian team made mistakes. In the third set, a 7-point arrow from India's fourth shot effectively decided the outcome. In the final moments, Woo Seok Lee landed a 10, while Je Deok Kim and Woo Jin Kim each scored 9, securing their place at the top.

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