Okazaki:Park Jung-yoon and Choi Yong-hee of South Korea earned a silver medal in the mixed team event in compound archery at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. This marked South Korea's second medal in archery at the competition.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Park and Choi were narrowly defeated by India's Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav with a score of 20-19 in a shoot-off during the final held at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square. Both teams had finished the regular four ends tied at 157 points. India successfully defended its title, securing a second consecutive gold medal in the event. Earlier in the competition, Park contributed to South Korea's bronze medal win in the women's team event, while Taniparthi assisted in India's gold medal victory.
In compound mixed team events, the winner is determined by cumulative scoring. Each archer shoots two arrows per end, resulting in a total of four arrows and a maximum of 40 points per end for the team. The team with the highest score after four ends emerges as the winner.
During the match, India achieved perfect scores of 40 in the first two ends, while South Korea scored 39 in both, trailing 80-78 at the halfway point. South Korea closed the gap to 118-117 by winning the third end 39-38. In the fourth end, South Korea scored 40 against India's 39, leading to a shoot-off.
In the decisive shoot-off, each archer had one arrow. Taniparthi scored 10, matched by Park. Jadhav also scored 10, while Choi managed 9, which meant South Korea took home the silver. This result marked South Korea's third consecutive silver medal in the mixed team event since its inception at the Asian Games in 2018.