BEIJING — South Korea has taken the gold medal in the Olympic men's team archery competition, matching the feat of its women a day earlier.

The team of Im Dong-hyun, Lee Chang-hwan and Park Kyung-mo won South Korea's the third consecutive Olympic gold in this event. They defeated Italians Mauro Nespoli, Ilario Di Buo' and Marco Galiazzo by 227 points to 225.

Chinese archers Jiang Lin, Li Wenquan and Xue Hai Feng — seeded 12th and last after the ranking round — raised their game throughout the day and defeated Ukraine for the bronze medal, having earlier seen off Russia and Australia.