S. Korea takes 1 silver, 2 bronze medals on Day 1 of swimming
TOKYO — South Korea picked up one silver and two bronze medals on the first day of swimming at the Asian Games in Japan on Sunday, a solid start for the country trying to match a heady success from three years ago. Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo shared the podium in the men's 100-meter freestyle at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, as they got silver and bronze behind Pan Zhanle of China. Kim…
TOKYO — On the opening day of swimming competitions at the Asian Games in Japan, South Korea claimed one silver and two bronze medals. The country's swimmers aimed to replicate the impressive success they achieved three years ago.
In the men's 100-meter freestyle, Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively. They were outdone by Pan Zhanle of China, who set a faster time of 47.61 seconds.
Lee Ju-ho achieved South Korea's third consecutive bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke with a time of 53.94 seconds. Xu Jiayu from China won the gold with a time of 51.98 seconds, while Hidekazu Takehara of Japan took the silver in 53.93 seconds.
Besides the medal haul, South Korea also produced four fourth-place finishes. Kim Yun-hui finished fourth in the women's 200m butterfly with a time of 2:09.81, just 0.14 seconds behind bronze medalist Misa Okuzono of Japan. In the men's 200m individual medley, Kim Min-suk finished fourth with a time of 1:59.69. Wang Shun of China claimed the bronze in 1:57.14. Finally, in the women's 1,500m event, South Korean swimmer Kim Chae-yun missed the podium.
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