14-year-old Kang Young-seo wins Asian Games archery bronze — Korea Herald

Fourteen-year-old South Korean athlete Kang Young-seo won a bronze medal in the individual compound archery competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in the Japanese city of Okazaki. In the match for third place, she defeated compatriot Park Jeong-yun 145:143, Korea Herald reports.

A tense match for bronze

Kang began the match with a perfect score of 30 points against Park's 29. In the second end, she extended her lead by winning it 29:28. After the third end, Park cut the deficit to one point, but Kang still led 88:87. In the fourth end, Kang again outscored her opponent by one point and led 116:114 before the final shots.

In the final end, both archers scored 29 points, securing Kang's victory by a two-point margin. It was her second medal at these competitions: on Wednesday, Kang and Park won bronze in the women's team tournament.

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The path to the match

In the quarterfinals, Kang defeated China's Wunyer 145:140, while Park overcame Malaysian Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh 145:139. In the semifinals, Kang lost to Indonesia's Nurisia Dian Ashrifah 143:147. Park was defeated by the Philippines' Amaya Amparo Cojuangco 141:142.

In individual compound archery competitions, athletes take 15 shots — three in each of five ends. The maximum possible score is 150 points. Targets in this discipline are set at a distance of 50 meters, and archers use mechanical releases and magnifying sights.