ASIAD: No Gold For Men's Archery Compound Team

JAKARTA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian archery squad fought tooth and nail against South Korea in the men's compound team semi-final before surrendering 229-235 at the 2018 Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno Archery Field here Sunday. The country's combination led by Mohd Juwaidi Mazuki, Lee Kin Lip and Alang Ariff Aqil Muhammad Ghazalli lost 56-60 in the first set before drawing 58-58 in the second set. South Korea, however, confirmed their spot to the final after prevailing in the following two sets, 59-58 and 58-57. Malaysia will be meeting Taiwan in the bronze medal match on Monday as India edged Taiwan 231-227 in the other semi-final. Earlier, the women's compound squad's challenge fizzled out in the quarter-finals after losing to Taiwan 221-225. The national archery squad has yet to deliver a medal since archery competition began on Aug 21. -- BERNAMA