South Korea men's archery team wins Asian Games recurve gold, beating India 5-1
In short
South Korea's men's recurve archery team beat India in the final to win the men's team gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 2, according to Korean outlets, with Hankook Ilbo reporting the set score as 5-1. It was South Korea's second consecutive Asian Games title in the event and its first recurve gold at these Games, Hankook Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo said. Hankook Ilbo reported that South Korea's recurve women's team took silver and its mixed team took bronze.
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South Korea's men's recurve archery team won the men's team gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 2, beating India in the final. Hankook Ilbo reported the set score as 5-1. Seoul Shinmun reported the result in a breaking-news item. According to Hankook Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo, it was South Korea's second consecutive Asian Games title in the event and the country's first recurve gold medal of these Games. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
Hankook Ilbo named the team as Kim Woo-jin (34, Cheongju City), Lee Woo-seok (29, Kolon) and Kim Je-deok (22, Yecheon County). The same report said the final took place at the multipurpose plaza of Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and that the team had beaten Taiwan in the semi-final. [ 1 ]
Korean outlets measured the win against the squad's other recurve results. Chosun Ilbo wrote that South Korea had saved face, and that the gold was more valuable because it came against India, which the paper called a strong opponent. Hankook Ilbo reported that the women's team took silver and the mixed team bronze, and in a later item wrote that the recurve team had slipped and that only the men's team came away smiling. Hankook Ilbo published the men's team gold as its front-page photo of the day on Oct. 3. [ 1 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
Why it matters
The result preserves South Korea's standing in an event it has traditionally dominated, at a Games where its other recurve entries had fallen short of expectations as described by the Korean outlets. Because Chosun Ilbo and Hankook Ilbo frame the gold as a recovery rather than a routine win, the outcome is presented as damage limitation for the archery squad. The documents describe no consequences beyond the competition itself.
Key facts
- South Korea won the men's recurve team gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 2, beating India in the final. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reported the final score as 5-1 in set points. [ 1 ]
- It was South Korea's second consecutive Asian Games title in the men's recurve team event. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- It was South Korea's first recurve gold medal of these Games, according to Hankook Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo. [ 1 , 5 ]
- The team was Kim Woo-jin (34, Cheongju City), Lee Woo-seok (29, Kolon) and Kim Je-deok (22, Yecheon County), per Hankook Ilbo. [ 1 ]
- The final was held at the multipurpose plaza of Okazaki Central Comprehensive Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where the team had earlier beaten Taiwan in the semi-final, Hankook Ilbo reported. [ 1 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reported that South Korea's recurve women's team took silver and the mixed team bronze at these Games. [ 1 ]
- Chosun Ilbo described the win as saving face and said it was more valuable because it came against India, which it called a strong opponent. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- South Korea's men's recurve archery team won the team gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by beating India in the final. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- The title was South Korea's second consecutive Asian Games win in the men's recurve team event. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- The gold was South Korea's first in the recurve discipline at these Games. [ 1 , 5 ]
Still unclear
- Whether South Korea beat India 5-1 in sets, and the identity of the three archers in the final. The set score and the full line-up appear only in Hankook Ilbo's article; the other documents do not give details of the team or the score.
- South Korea's results in the other recurve events: silver for the women's team and bronze for the mixed team. Only Hankook Ilbo states these results; Seoul Shinmun, Chosun Ilbo and the later Hankook Ilbo items do not confirm them.
- The semi-final win over Taiwan before the final. Mentioned only in Hankook Ilbo's article, with no second source.
- How strong India is described as being. Chosun Ilbo calls India a strong opponent, while the other documents report the result without characterising India.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Hankook Ilbo publishes its report on the men's recurve team gold, with the team line-up, the venue in Okazaki and the 5-1 final score against India. [ 1 ]
- Seoul Shinmun issues a breaking-news item saying the men's archery team beat India to win the recurve team gold and a second straight title. [ 2 ]
- Seoul Shinmun publishes a follow-up headline saying the team kept its pride as the world's strongest by beating India. [ 3 ]
- Seoul Shinmun publishes a photo item of the men's recurve team with the gold medal. [ 4 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports that South Korea saved face with its first recurve gold of the Games, beating India. [ 5 ]
- Hankook Ilbo follows up, saying the recurve squad slipped and only the men's team came away smiling. [ 6 ]
- Hankook Ilbo runs the team's second consecutive Asian Games title as its front-page photo of the day. [ 7 ]