Kim Ok Geum (left) and Park Hong-jo (second from left) on Oct. 21 compete in the W1 mixed team archery final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Aichi Prefecture.

By Lee Jihae
Photos = Korea Paralympic Committee

Kim Ok Geum has won a second consecutive title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan, while Jo Eun-hye has earned Korea's first gold medal at the tournament in wheelchair fencing.

With partner Park Hong-jo, Kim won the W1 mixed team archery final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. The duo defeated China's Cen Mengkan and Zhang Tianxin, 5-4, in a shoot-off.

Based on eight years of working together, Kim and Park repeated their success achieved at the previous tournament in Hangzhou, China, snagging Korea's first archery gold of this competition.

Jo Eun-hye (left) on Oct. 21 competes in the women’s epee B individual final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan at Inae Sports Center in Nagoya.

In fencing, Jo won the women's individual epee (B) title in wheelchair fencing, defeating Thailand's Saysunee Jana, a three-time Paralympic champion, 15-14, at Inae Sports Center in Nagoya. Jo thus earned Korea's first gold in the event since the launch of the Para Asiad in 2010.

Korea thus finished the third day of the competition with 46 medals — 15 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze -- to rank fourth in golds.

China maintained its lead with 107 golds, with Japan and Uzbekistan tied for second at 29 each, with Japan ahead thanks to its higher silver medal count.

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