The South Korean women's compound archery national team took a bronze medal in the team event at the 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 valuable bronze medal.
In the qualification round, Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University) placed 8th, Park Jung-yoon (Changwon City Hall) 10th, and Kang Yeon-seo (Bucheon G-Sports) 25th, advancing to the main draw as the third-ranked team. In the team main draw, they defeated strong teams 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.
Kang Yeon-seo is a ninth-grade student born in 2011. She drew attention in April this year when she was selected for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games national team through the national team trials. Now, joining forces with her older teammates, she has won a World Cup medal at the age of 15.
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, while Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) was eliminated in the round of 48. In the team event, they finished their campaign after a narrow 234-235 loss to Turkey in the round of 16, decided by a single point.
The recurve team continued to show its world-class form. In the men's division, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) placed 1st in qualification and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) 4th, advancing directly to the round of 32, while Lee Woo-seok (Kolon) placed 25th and competed in the round of 96, defeating 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 TenTen Archery Team) and Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis) placed 3rd and 6th respectively in qualification to advance directly to the round of 32, while Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) placed 9th and prepares for the round of 48.
