South Korean archers shot 231 points to set a new world record in the women's team quarter-finals against Italy.

Olympic double champion Park Sung-hyun, combining with teammates Yun Ok-Hee and Joo Hyun-Jung, shot eleven 10s and nine 9s in the 24-arrow women's elimination round, scoring a total of 231.

The previous world record of 228 was set by South Korea's Yun Ok Hee, Yun Mi Jin and Lee Tuk Young in Shanghai's World Cup in 2006.

(Xinhua News Agency August 10, 2008)