[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in men's kayak four-person 500m racing at Asian Games

South Korea won the gold medal in the men's kayak four 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The team of Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won, and Choi Min-kyu finished the race in 1:22.587. According to The Korea Times, they edged out China by 0.255 seconds, with Japan finishing 3.322 seconds behind the champions.

In other news, Malaysia won two gold medals on Day Five of the Asian Games, moving into the top 10 of the medal standings. Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira delivered gold in the Gran Turismo 7 esports event, while C. Shahmalarani added another in the women's under-50kg kumite karate event.

India's Roshibina Devi Naorem won a silver medal in the women's 60kg sanda wushu event, losing to China's Zhang Xiaoyu in the final. Meanwhile, North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum broke three world records to win gold in the women's 49kg competition, with India's Mirabai Chanu finishing second.

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