S. Korea to start gold medal campaign on 1st day of medal events
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea is set to begin its gold medal campaign in earnest Sunday as the medal race at the 20th Asian Games got underway in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture. With 1,051 athletes and officials in action, South Korea is targeting up to 45 gold medals and a third-place finish in the medal table, behind China and Japan. The first gold could come from the women's modern pentathlon.…
NAGOYA, Japan - South Korea's pursuit of gold medals took center stage on the opening day of the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture. With 1,051 athletes and officials competing, the country aims to secure up to 45 golds and finish third in the overall medal standings, trailing behind China and Japan.
The road to glory could start with the women's modern pentathlon. Seong Seung-min, who contributed to South Korea's bronze in the women's team event during the previous Asian Games, clinched a world title in the 2024 edition. She became the first South Korean female to win a world championship in the event and the first Asian female to claim an Olympic medal in modern pentathlon. In the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, she secured an Olympic medal, making history as the first Asian female pentathlete to achieve such a feat.
Three additional South Korean pentathletes - Kim Un-ju, Shin Su-min, and Jang Ha-eun - will vie for gold in the 18-athlete final. Male pentathletes will join the fray later on Sunday, with reigning Asian Games champion Jun Woong-tae eyeing his third consecutive individual gold and second team gold, alongside Seo Chang-wan, Lee Jong-hyeon, and Kim Young-ha.
Written by urgent.news from The Korea Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
Also reported by 1 other outlet
- S. Korea to start gold medal campaign on 1st day of medal events koreatimes.co.kr
