[Edaily Starin JOO MEE_HEE Reporter] The South Korean women’s archery team lost the gold medal in the women’s recurve team event for the first time in 28 years, a title they had never missed since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.

The South Korean women’s archery team—composed of Kang Chae-young, Lee Yoon-ji (both of Hyundai Mobis), and Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank)—lost to India in the final of the women’s recurve team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held on the 2nd at the Multipurpose Plaza in Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with a set score of 3-5 (54-54, 56-56, 51-55, 54-54) in the final of the women’s recurve archery team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held on the 2nd at the Multipurpose Plaza in Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and took home the silver medal.
As a result, South Korea’s streak of consecutive titles in this event—which began at the 1998 Bangkok Games—came to an end at seven. South Korea, which had been aiming for an eighth consecutive title, handed the crown over to India at this tournament.
In the recurve team event, the outcome is determined by the combined scores of three archers, each shooting two arrows per set. A team earns 2 points for a set win and 1 point for a tie.
South Korea advanced to the final on a high note, crushing Indonesia 6-0 in sets (53-49, 54-52, 57-55) in the semifinals held earlier, despite strong winds. However, India proved to be a formidable opponent in the gold medal match.
The match started off neck-and-neck. South Korea tied the first set at 54–54 and the second at 56–56, bringing the set score to 2–2. The balance was broken in the third set. South Korea’s three archers all scored 8 points on their second arrow, causing them to falter; they ultimately lost the set 51–55 and found themselves on the brink of elimination.
There was no dramatic turnaround in the final fourth set either. Although South Korea fought back until the very end, India’s final arrow landed in the 10-point zone, resulting in a 54-54 tie. South Korea, which absolutely had to win that set, could only manage to split one point and ultimately lost the match with a final set score of 3-5.