UNIVERSIADE/Taiwan's women's recurve team wins silver at World University Games

Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Taiwan's women's recurve archery team took silver at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany on Friday after a 2-6 loss to Japan.
After a first-round bye, the team defeated Italy 5-4, India 5-1 and China 5-3 to advance to the gold medal match.
Taiwan took an early 2-0 lead after winning the first set 56-55 on Feng Yu-chu's (風佑築) 10-point shot, but dropped the second set 54-56.
The final two sets were tough for Taiwan as wind and rain picked up during the third. Kuo Tzu-ying (郭紫穎) opened with a 10-point shot, but a surprising seven later in the set saw the team fall 52-58.
In the decisive fourth set, Taiwan opened with two eights and a seven, giving Japan an early edge. The match was sealed with a 52-56 finish.
Meanwhile, Taiwan's men's recurve archery team lost 0-6 to Turkey on Friday, finishing fourth.
The last and only time Taiwan's women's recurve team won gold at the Universiade was in 2015 in Gwangju, South Korea. One of the team members, Lin Shih-chia (林詩嘉), returned this year as coach.
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