[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 at Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course. According to The Korea Times, South Korea edged out China by 0.255 seconds, with Japan finishing 3.322 seconds behind the champions.

This was South Korea's first gold medal in canoe sprint at the competition.

In other news from the Asian Games, Malaysia won two gold medals on Day Five, with Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira delivering gold in the Gran Turismo 7 esports event and C. Shahmalarani adding another in the women’s under-50kg kumite. Malaysia now holds eighth place with three gold, one silver, and five bronze medals. India also had some success, with the pairings of Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale-Manush Shah easing into the table tennis mixed doubles quarterfinals. Roshibina Devi Naorem won a silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda event.

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