Korea's women's compound archery team combined to win a bronze medal in the team event at the Archery World Cup.
According to the Korea Archery Association on the 9th, the team beat China 231-227 in the bronze medal match at the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 4 held in Madrid, Spain, that day, earning a hard-fought bronze medal.
In qualifying, Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) finished 8th, Park Jung-yoon (Changwon City Hall) placed 10th, and Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports) ranked 25th, sending the team into the main draw as the third-ranked qualifying squad. The team defeated strong opponents in succession, beating Mexico in the round of 16 and Taiwan in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, but lost to India 228-231.
In the individual events, Park Ye-rin and Park Jung-yoon reached the round of 32, while Kang Yeon-seo was narrowly eliminated in the round of 48.
In 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, they narrowly lost to Turkey 234-235 by a single point in the round of 16 to end their competition.
The recurve team continued to display its status as the world's best. In the men's division, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) finished first in qualifying and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) placed fourth, both advancing directly to the round of 32, while Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) entered the round of 96 as the 25th seed and defeated Ukraine's Viktor Ruban 6-0 in set points to reach the round of 48.
In the women's division, Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Ten-Ten Archery Team) and Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis) ranked third and sixth in qualifying, respectively, advancing directly to the round of 32, while Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) placed ninth and will prepare for the round of 48.
