(Asiad) S. Korea snatches 4 gold medals on 1st day after opening ceremony
NAGOYA/TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea wasted little time jumping into t...
South Korea began their strong performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the first day following the opening ceremony by snatching up four gold medals and 14 medals overall. Seong Seung-min claimed the first gold for women's modern pentathlon, becoming the first female South Korean pentathlete to win an Asian Games individual title.
She finished with 1,492 points, surpassing China's Zhang Mingyu and Wu Xiyao. Following Seong, South Korea's cyclist Shin Ji-eun secured bronze in women's time trial, while the men's team followed closely with their own gold in modern pentathlon, led by Jun Woong-tae, Lee Jong-hyeon, and Seo Chang-wan. The country's third gold of the day came in teqball, a new sport for the Asian Games, as Lee Jun-suk defeated Iraq's Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi 2-0 (12-11, 12-5) to become the inaugural men's singles champion.
Finally, South Korea secured their final gold in basketball, defeating Japan 67-57 in the final, marking their first gold in the sport in 12 years. This victory was made possible by Lee Hyun-jung's exceptional performance, scoring 27 points and grabbing 18 rebounds.
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