Recurve mixed team 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

Japanese Win gold In recurve mixed team

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Asian Games 2018

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

Japanese archers Tomomi Sugimoto and Takaharu Furukawa took home gold in the recurve mixed-team category following their landslide victory over DPR Korea.

Takaharu said he was proud and grateful for his gold medal win in the 2018 Asian Games.

"I competed in three archery events and won gold in one of them,” he said.

The Japanese duo crushed DPR Korea 6-0 in the three-round match at the Archery Field in the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sport complex in Jakarta on Tuesday.

In the first round, Japan achieved a narrow lead of 36-35. The Japanese archers showed their dominance with 40-33 in the second round and 38-36 in the final round.

Japan collected a total of 114 points, while DPR Korea archers Kang Un-ju and Pak Yong-won lagged behind with 104 points.