China takes recurve women's team silver at archery World Cup in Medellin
China takes recurve women's team silver at archery World Cup in ... China took silver medal in the recurve women's team final at the archery World Cup in Medellin, Colombia on Saturday, defeating South Korea 6-0. China had edged Chinese Taipei 5-4 through a shoot-off in the semifinals, but was unable to match their South Korean counterparts, who had won nine Olympic gold medals in a row. South Korea also bagged the gold medal with a final victory over Chinese Tai Taipei, while Italy won the recURve men's individual gold and Lim Sih-yeon of South Korea won the women's title.
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BOGOTA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China succumbed to a 6-0 defeat to South Korea in the recurve women's team final, taking a silver medal as the archery World Cup concluded in Medellin, Colombia on Saturday.
China, comprising Li Jiaman, Wu Jiaxin and Yang Xiaolei, had edged Chinese Taipei 5-4 through a shoot-off in the semifinals, but was unable to match their South Korean counterparts, who had won nine Olympic gold medals in a row.
Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal after defeating the United States 5-3.
South Korea also bagged the recurve men's team gold with a final victory over Chinese Taipei, but were stopped from completing a gold sweep in recurve team events as they had at the previous stop in Shanghai after falling to the United States in the mixed team final shoot-off.
Mauro Nespoli of Italy won the recurve men's individual gold, while the women's title went to Lim Sih-yeon of South Korea. Enditem
Tópicos: China, World Cup