(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korea wins Asian Games gold in team modern pentathlon event
ANJO, Japan, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won gold in the men's modern penta...
South Korea secured gold in the men's modern pentathlon team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, successfully defending their title. The South Korean team, consisting of Jun Woong-tae, Lee Jong-hyeon, and Seo Chang-wan, achieved a combined score of 4,779 points in the final, outperforming China by 11 points and Kazakhstan by 132 points.
The team event's scoring system combines the top three individual scores of each country. Jun Woong-tae finished second, Lee Jong-hyeon third, and Seo Chang-wan fifth in the individual competition, earning a total of 4,779 points. In contrast, China's Li Liuchang won gold with 1,598 points, while Kazakhstan's athlete secured bronze with 1,593 points.
Seo Chang-wan struggled with a leg cramp during the laser run, but Jun Woong-tae managed to finish second, helping South Korea successfully defend their team title for the second consecutive Asian Games.
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