Korean pentathletes driven to win Korea's 1st gold at 2026 Asian Games
JINCHEON — Korean modern pentathletes said Thursday they will try to win the country's very first gold medal of this year's Asian Games in Japan. All four gold medals in the sport — in the men's and women's individual and team events — will be awarded Sept. 20, the first day of the medal race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with the preliminary action set to commence Sept. 16, three days before…
JINCHEN, South Korea — The Korean modern pentathlon team expressed their ambition to secure the nation's first gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games held in Japan. Each of the four gold medals in the sport, representing individual and team events for both men and women, will be awarded on September 20, which marks the beginning of the medal race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The preliminary events are set to start on September 16, three days before the opening ceremony.
Korea will field a team of eight athletes, comprising four men and four women. The male athletes include Jun Woong-tae, Seo Chang-wan, Lee Jong-hyun, and Kim Young-ha, while the female team comprises Seong Seung-min, Shin Sumin, Jang Ha-eun, and Kim Yu-ri. Jun Woong-tae, the 2021 Olympic bronze medalist, has already claimed individual and team titles at the previous Asian Games in 2023.
During a joint press conference at the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, approximately 85 kilometers south of Seoul, the team's captain, Jun Woong-tae, expressed his team's determination. He noted that his teammates all had determined expressions in their eyes, indicating their readiness to give their best during this competition. According to Jun, the team aims to return home with all four gold medals from the men's events.
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