(Asiad) S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay
TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea picked up bronze in the women's 4x200-me...
On Thursday, South Korea secured a silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay swimming at the Asian Games. This marked their second consecutive runner-up finish. The South Korean team, comprising Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom, swam at a time of 3:11.69 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. They finished 1.09 seconds behind China, who set an Asian record with a time of 3:10.60.
Japan claimed the third position with a time of 3:11.96. Hwang Sun-woo led off the race with his personal-best 100m time of 47.50 seconds, putting South Korea in the lead. Despite falling to third behind China and Japan by the time Kim Ji-hun finished his second leg, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim Young-beom managed to keep the team in the bronze medal position.
Kim Young-beom's blistering final 50m split of 24.60 seconds, the fastest among the three, played a crucial role in securing the team's position. In the morning heats, Kim Woo-min, Ji Yu-chan, Lee Ho-joon, and Kim Min-seop represented South Korea. These four swimmers will also receive their silver medals. Kim Woo-min competed through a shoulder injury, helping South Korea secure a bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay on Monday.
However, he finished last in the 1,500m freestyle on Tuesday, after which he was unable to compete further.
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