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 - Korean modern pentathlon athletes expressed their ambition to secure the nation's first gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games held in Japan. The competition to win the four gold medals in the men's and women's individual and team events is slated for September 20, coinciding with the opening of the medal race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The preliminary round is scheduled to begin on September 16, three days prior to the opening ceremony. The Korean contingent will field a team of eight male and eight female athletes. Among them are Jun Woong-tae, the 2021 Olympic bronze medalist who triumphed in both the individual and team events at the 2023 Asian Games, and Jun, who serves as the team's captain.
During a national team press conference at the Jincheon National Training Center, Jun stated, "My teammates all have such determined looks in their eyes. I can see that they are ready to give their all at this competition." The team's objective is to return to Korea with all four gold medals from the men's and women's events.
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