Korean women's archery recurve, team event and individual event lost to India, 'no gold'

Korean women's archery recurve, team event and individual event lost to India, 'no gold'

(Okajiki [Japan] = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = If Kang Chae-young (30, Hyundai Mobis), a senior member of the women's archery recurve national team who was shockingly eliminated in the quarterfinals, shed tears after being eliminated, the youngest Oh Ye-jin (23, Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team) showed anger and venom in her eyes.

Oh Ye-jin lost after a close match with Kumkum Anil Mohod (17, India) with a set score of 5-5 (29-27 29-29 29-30 28-27 28-30) in the women's individual archery recurve match at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the multi-purpose plaza of Okazaki Central Park, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd.

Oh Ye-jin was ahead 5-3 through the fourth set and was able to win the gold medal by earning one point just by drawing in the last five sets.

However, in the 5th set, Mohod hit the 10-point mark with all three shots, and Oh Ye-jin only scored 28 points, entering a shoot-off where everything was decided with one shot.

In the shoot-off, Oh Ye-jin, who shot first, scored only 8 points, and Mohod shot 10 points, making the difference between victory and defeat.

Oh Ye-jin, who had to settle for a silver medal after being pushed out by India in the women's team event the previous day, also suffered in the individual competition.

Oh Ye-jin, who came to the joint coverage area (mixed zone) with a silver medal around her neck, said, "It's a shame that I couldn't take the opportunity when it came. I will grow as much as it hurts."

Before the shoot-off, he said, "I wanted to think simply and just do what I've always done," and added, "It's disappointing, but since the result has come out, I'll accept it and grow."

Commenting on finishing the Asian Games with two silver medals, he briefly said, "It was a valuable experience. I will show you a better side."

Indian archery won three out of five gold medals in the compound event at this competition, and swept the recurve women's individual and team events as well.

When asked how she felt about competing against an Indian player, Oh Ye-jin showed determination and said, "We can do it too."

He then admitted defeat, saying, "There was no wind. It was weather that allowed me to show off my skills."