Host Korea looking to flex archery muscles at world championships

Korea will look to reaffirm its dominance in archery when it hosts the biennial world championships starting this weekend. The southern city of Gwangju will host the World Archery Championships from Friday to Sept. 12. After an official practice Friday, the competition will begin Saturday with the men's team, women's team and mixed team events in compound. The recurve competition will commence Tuesday with the men's and women's individual and team events, and also the men's team, women's team and mixed team events. All the recurve team finals will be Wednesday, followed by the men's individual final next Thursday and the women's individual final the next day. Korea leads all countries with 66 gold medals in world championship history, one more than the United States, while the U.S. has collected more total medals than Korea, 138 to 119. Compound archery, which allows athletes to use mechanical release aids and magnified sights for added accuracy, will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028, with the mixed team event having been added. Compound matches in Gwangju will likely draw eWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times