Widely expected to win – and she delivered.
Andrea Becerra has had a near-perfect 2025 season, collecting her first senior individual world circuit gold, two Hyundai Archery World Cup stage wins and the Chengdu 2025 World Games title. Her results saw her replace long-standing Ella Gibson as the world’s number one ranked compound woman.
In Gwangju, four of five experts predicted she would be champion – and she never looked in doubt, leading from qualification through to the final.
Her shooting was immaculate, dropping just eight points from the 1/8 round to her gold-medal win over Sofia Paiz, achieved in torrential rain.
The victory confirmed what many already believed: with all-time-great Sara Lopez absent, Becerra is the archer to beat in compound women. All eyes will now turn to the Nanjing 2025 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final next month.
