S. Korean swimmers seek to defend relay title; football teams set for inter-Korean clash
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean swimming stars will seek to defend their men's relay title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, while the women's football team will face North Korea in the first all-Korean match of the Games. The team of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Lee Ho-joon and Kim Young-beom will compete in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. South…
South Korean swimmers aim to defend their men's relay title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with the relay team consisting of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Lee Ho-joon, and newly joined Kim Young-beom. This marks the first time the South Korean team will compete in the event since winning the gold at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
The women's football team, on the other hand, will face North Korea in the first all-Korean match of the Games, with a victory potentially sending South Korea to the Asian Games final for the first time since 2014.
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