Olympics-Archery-S.Korea's Jang knocked out in surprise loss to Japan's Nakamura


  • Archery
  • Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Archery - Women's Individual - 1/16 Finals - Yumenoshima Archery Field, Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Jang Minhee of South Korea in action REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korean archer Jang Minhee, already a gold medallist in the team competition and ranked second-top seed for the women's individual matchplay contest, suffered a surprise knockout on Wednesday, losing to unheralded Japanese athlete Miki Nakamura.

Miki Nakamura beat Jang by 6-2, shooting more perfect 10s in their match-up, in hot, blustery conditions in Tokyo.

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