LONDON, July 30: South Korea won the Olympic women’s team archery title for the seventh consecutive time on Sunday after beating China in the final at Lord’s cricket ground.

The Korean trio of Ki Bo-bae, Lee Sung-jin and Choi Hyeon-ju scored 210 points from their 24 arrows to beat the Chinese by a single point. Each arrow can score a maximum of 10 points by hitting the centre of a target 70 metres away.

For the second day in a row, the gold medal came down to the very last arrow, Ki needing a nine or better to win the match.

She nailed the nine to spark celebrations with her team-mates and coach.

South Korea’s gold medal will be met with elation and relief back home after the men’s team, champions in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, had to settle for bronze after losing to the United States in the semi-final.

Japan beat Russia to win the bronze medal match.—Reuters