The South Korean women's compound archery team won a bronze medal in the World Cup team event.
According to the Korea Archery Association on the 9th, the national team beat China 231-227 in the bronze medal match at the fourth 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup held in Madrid, Spain, that day, earning a hard-won bronze medal.
In the qualifying round, Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) finished 8th, Park Jung-yoon (Changwon City Hall) 10th, and Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports) 25th, allowing the team to advance to the main draw as the third-ranked team in qualification. The team defeated strong opponents in succession—Mexico in the round of 16 and Taiwan in the quarterfinals—to reach the semifinals, but lost to India 228-231.
In the individual event, Park Ye-rin and Park Jung-yoon reached the round of 32, while Kang Yeon-seo was eliminated in the round of 48.
On the men's compound team, Choi Eun-kyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office) and Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) advanced to the individual round of 32, but Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) was eliminated in the round of 48. In the team event, the squad ended its campaign after a narrow 234-235 loss to Turkey in the round of 16, falling by a single point.
The recurve team continued to display its world-leading form. On the men's side, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) finished 1st and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) 4th in qualifying, advancing directly to the round of 32, while Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) competed in the round of 96 as the 25th seed, defeating Ukraine's Viktor Ruban 6-0 in set points to reach the round of 48.
On the women's side, Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Team) and Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis) finished 3rd and 6th in qualifying, respectively, advancing directly to the round of 32, while Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) finished 9th and prepares for the round of 48.
