An Hyeon-gi takes bronze in wushu
An Hyeon-gi delivered South Korea its first wushu medal at the ongoing Asian Games with his bronze in the men's taijiquan and taijijian event Monday. An finished in third place with a total score of 19.429 points at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, central Japan. Liu Dewen of China won gold with 19.560 points and Sun Chia-hung of Chinese Taipei was the runner-up with 19.453 points.…
An Hyeon-gi from South Korea secured a bronze medal in the men's taijiquan and taijijian event at the ongoing Asian Games, held at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, Japan on Monday. This marked South Korea's first wushu medal at the games. An Hyeon-gi finished in third place with a total score of 19.429 points. Chinese athlete Liu Dewen emerged victorious in the gold position with 19.560 points, while Chinese Taipei's Sun Chia-hung took the silver with 19.453 points.
In the event, competitors are evaluated based on three categories: the quality of movement, overall performance, and the degree of difficulty, with a maximum score of 10 points per category. An Hyeon-gi achieved a score of 9.713 in taijiquan and 9.716 in taijijian. Taijiquan assesses athletes on slow yet controlled movements, while taijijian focuses on technical precision and artistic performance using a double-edged sword.
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