Korea's gold-medal hopes span modern pentathlon to archery at Asian Games
Korea is expected to begin its gold-medal campaign at the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with the women's modern pentathlon on the first day of competition, an analysis showed Tuesday. The quadrennial Asian sports event, to be held on Japanese soil for the first time in 32 years, will begin its official 16-day run on Saturday, with 469 gold medals in 43 sports up for grabs. Korea will send…
The upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, set to be held for the first time in Japan in 32 years, will see Korea aiming for up to 45 gold medals across 43 sports. The competition, which begins on Saturday and runs for 16 days, will see over 1,000 Korean athletes and officials participating. According to Yonhap News Agency, Korea's gold-medal hopes will likely start with Seong Seung-min in the women's modern pentathlon on the first day of competition.
Seong, who won a world title in the event and an Olympic medal in Paris, is seen as a strong contender. Additionally, the country is expected to perform well in swimming, with Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo leading the hopes for gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay and the 200-meter freestyle event, respectively.
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