Woo Seok Lee Claims Gold in Men's Individual Recurve Archery After Team Victory

First Individual Gold Medal at a Major International Multi-Sport Event

Woo Seok Lee (29, Kolon X10 Boys) won the gold medal in the men's individual recurve archery event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

On the 3rd, at the multipurpose plaza of Okazaki Central Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the men's individual recurve archery final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was held. Korean archer Woo Seok Lee is drawing his bowstring in the match against Japan's Junya Nakanishi. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On October 3, at the multipurpose plaza of Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Woo Seok Lee defeated Junya Nakanishi of Japan in the final of the men's individual recurve archery event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a set score of 6-2 (29-26, 27-27, 29-29, 29-27).

The previous day, he also won a gold medal in the men's team event alongside Woojin Kim (34, Cheongju City Hall) and Jae-duk Kim (22, Yecheon County Office).

Meanwhile, after previously winning gold medals in the men's team event and mixed team event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and in the men's team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Woo Seok Lee earned his first individual gold medal at a major international multi-sport event.

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