South Korean archer Ki Bo-bae won the bronze medal in the women's individual archery at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.

Ki defeated Alejandra Valencia of Mexico by the set score of 6-4 (26-25, 28-29, 26-25, 21-27, 30-25).

Each set consists of three arrows per archer. A set win is worth two points and a draw is one point. The first to six points wins the match.

Ki, who was trying to win her second straight individual gold medal, lost to compatriot Chang Hye-jin in the semifinals.

The third South Korean, Choi Mi-sun, fell to Valencia in the quarterfinals.

With a gold, Ki would have become the first archer to win two gold medals in back-to-back Olympics. Ki, Chang and Choi won the team gold medal in Rio last weekend. (Yonhap)