Men’s recurve Team 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018
18th Asian Games Jakarta
Palembang 2018
Chinese Taipei Wins gold In Men’s recurve
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Asian Games 2018
Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta
Chinese
Taipei has won a gold medal in the men's recurve team event in archery at the
2018 Asian Games after defeating the Republic of Korea (South Korea) with a
score of 5-3 at the Archery Field of the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in
Jakarta, on Monday.
"We
are very pleased with this result and thank you for the support,"
Chungheng Wei, one of the Chinese Taipei archers, said.
He
said the match against the South Korean team was tense, but he was grateful
that he and his team were able to give their best.
The
Chinese Taipei team, which comprised Weimin Luo, Chungheng Wei and Chinchun
Tang, led in the first set with a score of 2-0. They met resistance from the
South Koreans in the second and third sets.
In
the second set both teams collected 53 points so the score became 2-1, still
for Chinese Taipei.
In
the third set, South Korea, which consisted of Kim Woojin, Lee Wooseok and Oh
Jinhyek, took the lead and forced the score to 3-3 so the next set was needed
to determine the winner.
In
the fourth set, Chinese Taipei performed confidently and closed the deciding
set 56-55 with an additional two points ensuring the gold with a final score of
5-3.
Meanwhile,
in the third place China won the bronze medal with a total score of 6-0.
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