Shin Ji-eun wins bronze in cycling for S. Korea's 1st medal
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun grabbed bronze in the women's individual time trial event. Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course in Shinshiro, some 60 kilometers east of the main host city, Nagoya. Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan claimed the gold medal in 36:23.72, and…
South Korea's first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun won bronze in the women's individual time trial event. According to The Korea Times, Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course. The gold medal was claimed by Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan in 36:23.72, and Zhang Hao of China won silver in 36:28.40.
South Korea is targeting around 45 gold medals at this year's Asiad, which will conclude on October 4. The country is aiming for a third-place finish in the medal table, behind China and Japan.
The medal race at the 20th Asian Games got underway in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture with 1,051 athletes and officials in action, Yonhap News reported. Other South Korean athletes are set to compete in events such as women's modern pentathlon, with Seong Seung-min among those taking part.
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