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…
South Korea secured a promising start to the first day of swimming events at the Asian Games in Japan, claiming one silver and two bronze medals. The country, aiming to replicate the remarkable success achieved three years ago, showcased its prowess in the water. Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo emerged victorious in the men's 100-meter freestyle, with Kim clocking 47.65 seconds and Hwang finishing just 0.18 seconds behind in 47.79 seconds. Pan Zhanle of China took the bronze with a time of 47.61 seconds.
Lee Ju-ho added to South Korea's medal tally in the men's 100-meter backstroke, winning his third consecutive bronze with a time of 53.94 seconds, behind Xu Jiayu of China in gold (51.98 seconds) and Hidekazu Takehara of Japan in silver (53.93 seconds). The Korean contingent also had a quadruple of fourth-place finishes. In the women's 200-meter butterfly, Kim Yun-hui finished fourth with a time of 2:09.81, just 0.14 seconds behind the bronze medalist, Misa Okuzono of Japan.
In the men's 200-meter individual medley, Kim Min-suk secured fourth place with a time of 1:59.69, behind Wang Shun of China, who took the bronze in 1:57.14. In the women's 1,500-meter event, South Korea's Kim Chae-yun was not mentioned in the source.
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