Who? Part of China’s first Hyundai Archery World Cup compound men’s team gold medal at Antalya 2026.
Why? If the cameras were rolling throughout the competitions in Shanghai and Antalya, you are probably already familiar with Liu Jinyi.
Still in his debut Hyundai Archery World Cup season, he has been hard to miss on the shooting line, wearing his heart on his sleeve and every high and low of competition on his face.
If you have not yet seen the moment China’s historic victory over Denmark was confirmed in Antalya, you can probably imagine the celebrations.
While he has not been China’s highest-scoring compound men’s archer this season – that honour belongs to Shi Jingyu – and has yet to reach an individual quarterfinal, you get the feeling that his passion, reflecting the rapid rise of compound archery in China, could soon translate into something special.
He shot every arrow into the 10-ring during the team gold medal match in Antalya, proving the big stage does not faze him.
But can he reach it on his own in Madrid?
Even in defeat, Liu forced a shoot-off against compound men’s world record holder James Lutz in Shanghai – his first senior international competition.
