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Korea win men's gold

ByReuters

Published 11/08/2008 at 11:09 GMT

South Korea won gold in the men's Olympic team archery, beating Italy 227-225 in a pulsating final that went down to the very last arrow.

ARCHERY Beijing 2008 - South Korea's Park Hyung-Mo, Lee Chang-Hwan and Im Dong-Hyun after winning gold in the men's team competition

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The win gives South Korea's men their third consecutive Olympic team title, and comes a day after Korea's women won their sixth team gold in a row.
World number one Im Dong-hyun, Park Kyung-mo and Lee Chang-hwan saw off China in a see-saw semi-final before scraping past Italy in the 24-arrow gold medal match.
China beat Ukraine to win the bronze medal.
The South Koreans opened strongly and had a six-point lead at the halfway point, but Athens Olympic champion Marco Galiazzo rallied Italy with the final 12 arrows.
Mauro Nespoli had the chance to pile on the pressure but could manage only a seven in Italy's final end, leaving the door open for the Koreans.
South Korea beat China to win gold in the women's team competition, earning their sixth Olympic title in a row.
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