S Korea Beats Italy to Win Men's Team Archery

South Korea scored an new 24-arrow Olympic record of 227, brushing aside Italy to win the men's team title at the Olympic archery field on Monday.

South Korean archers IM Dong-Hyun, Lee Chang-Hwan and Park Kyung-Mo shot a total of 227 points to beat Italy's 225 in the final.

The mark of 227 also upgraded the Olympic record by three points, which was also made by the Koreans in the quarterfinals here.

In the bronze medal shooting, China managed to pull out their first medal ever in Olympic history, defeating Ukraine 222-219.

(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2008)

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