[Nagoya AG] Wooseok Lee Advances to Recurve Semifinals... Faces Bommadevara of India for Spot in Final

Wooseok Lee, the last hope for Korean men's archery, defeated Kinley Tshering of Bhutan to advance to the semifinals of the recurve individual event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

On October 3, 2026, at the multipurpose plaza in Okazaki Central Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Wooseok Lee faced Kinley Tshering of Bhutan in the men's recurve individual quarterfinals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and won 7-1 (29-27, 30-28, 28-28, 29-27) to secure his place in the semifinals.

Wooseok Lee pulls the bowstring during the men's recurve team archery final against India at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held on the 2nd at the multipurpose plaza in Okazaki Central Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Photo by Yonhap News

Wooseok Lee got off to a strong start by hitting 10 points with his first two arrows, taking the first set 29-27 and gaining the momentum.

In the second set, he hit 10 points with all three arrows, achieving a perfect score of 30 and extending his set lead to 4-0.

In the third set, Lee hit 10 with his last arrow to tie the set at 28-28, bringing the overall set score to 5-1.

In the fourth set, Kinley Tshering faltered with an 8 on his first arrow, and Wooseok Lee clinched the set 29-27, officially advancing to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Wooseok Lee will face Dhiraj Bommadevara of India.

Kim Jedaek, who also competed in the recurve individual event, was eliminated in the round of 16. Kim Woojin was unable to compete in the individual event due to the rule that only the top two archers from each country may participate.

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