The national women's basketball team has won fourth straight games to claim first place in Group A in the 21st Asian Women's Basketball Championships in China.

The team's next match is against fourth-place Japan for a berth in the championship game.

The North's team in the same tournament is atop Group B and can advance to the final with a win over Hong Kong.

In the 43rd World Outdoor Target Championships in Madrid, Spain, the women's team won individual gold and silver medals.

In the women's semifinals Friday, high school student Lee Tuk-young and Lee Sung-jin both advanced to the gold medal round.

In the men’s individual competition, Jung Jae-hun made it to the final, raising hopes for both teams to snatch victory.

Earlier, top-seeded Park Kyung-mo was upset by 64th-ranked Leonardo Carvalho of Brazil.