Archery: Khairul loses to Jin-hyek again


Khairul Anuar Mohamad taking aim during the individual recurve event at the archery World Cup in Medellin, Colombia. He lost to London Olympics gold medallist Oh Jin-hyek of South Korea in the semi-finals. – AFP Photo

PETALING JAYA: Khairul Anuar Mohamad’s hopes of securing his second World Cup final appearance were dashed after his gallant run was ended by world No.1 Oh Jin-hyek of South Korea in the individual recurve semi-finals of the second leg in Medellin, Colombia.

World No. 10 Khairul went down fighting, losing 3-7 (27-27, 26-28, 28-30, 27-26, 28-29) on Thursday.

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