A final-arrow shoot-off bull’s-eye from Hiroki Muto on Monday delivered a bronze for Japan in men’s team archery, the country’s first medal in the event at the Olympics.
Japan beat the Netherlands to bronze by a 5-4 scoreline at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, overcoming a two-point deficit going into the fourth set to force the shoot-off.
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