Lost to 17-year-old Mohod with a set score of 4-6... Failure to win individual medal

Korean women's archery veteran Kang Chae-young (30, Hyundai Mobis) was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the individual recurve event at the Asian Games after being blocked by India's teenage sensation.

Kang Chae-young lost to India's 17-year-old rookie Kumkum Anil Mohod with a set score of 4-6 (28-29 28-27 27-28 29-29 28-28) in the quarterfinals of the women's individual archery recurve event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the multi-purpose plaza at Okazaki Central General Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd.

In the recurve individual match, 3 shots are taken per set, and the winning player receives 2 set points, and the tied player receives 1 set point. The player who reaches the set score of 6 first wins.

Kang Chae-young, who scored 28 points in the first set, lost 28-29 to Mohawk, who scored 29 points, giving up the set score of 2 first.

However, in the second set, he took advantage of the opponent's shakiness and won 28-27, straightening the balance at 2-2.

In the 3rd set, which was the deciding factor, Kang Chae-young only scored 9-9-9, losing by one point at 27-28, and was dragged back to 2-4.

Kang Chae-young, who was in crisis, scored 29 points in the fourth set by hitting 10 points in a row, following 9 points in the fourth set, but Mohawk also countered with 29 points and fell to 3-5.

In the final 5th set, Kang Chae-young scored 10 points with her first shot, but her next two shots stayed at 9 points, scoring 28 points.

Momod, who shot two 9-point shots and left the last shot, calmly hit the 10-point target, ending the 5th set tied 28-28, and Momod, who added 1 set point, confirmed the win.

Kang Chae-young, the gold medalist in the team event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, aimed to win the individual event at this competition, but was defeated by a teenage archer from India and ended her challenge in the quarterfinals.