[Asian Games] Ju Jae-hoon and So Chae-won Win Silver Medal in Compound Archery Mixed Team Event

Lost to India 158 to 159 in the final

Joo Jae-hoon (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power) and So Chae-won (Hyundai Mobis), who participated in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, won the silver medal in the compound archery mixed team event (mixed event).

In the compound archery mixed team final held on the 4th at the Puyang Inhu Sports Center Archery Range in Hangzhou, China, Joo Jae-hoon and So Chae-won lost to India's Ojas Pravin Deotale and Jyothi Sureka Bennam by 158 to 159, missing out on the gold medal.

On the 4th, So Chaewon and Joo Jaehoon celebrate their victory in the compound mixed team archery semifinal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Fuyang Inhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, China.
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On that day, Korea trailed India by 1 point as So Chae-won shot a 9 on the first arrow of the 1st end, while India scored four 10s. In the 3rd end, Deotale shot a 9 on the first arrow, but Joo Jae-hoon and So Chae-won scored four 10s in the 3rd end, tying the score at 119-119. However, in the 4th end, India scored all 10s, and So Chae-won shot one arrow scoring 9 points, resulting in a narrow defeat.

Thus, following the silver medal won at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games when the mixed team event was introduced, they recorded silver medals for the second consecutive time. This was also the first medal for Korean archery in this competition.

Joo Jae-hoon, a former archery enthusiast who earned the Taeguk mark after five attempts, took a leave of absence from his company to participate in the competition. He currently works as a security officer at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. The remaining events are the men's team and individual events, where he will challenge for gold and bronze medals respectively.

So Chae-won, who won the silver medal in the mixed event at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, also recorded a silver medal this time. She will challenge for two crowns in the women's individual and team events.