S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay
TOKYO — South Korea picked up bronze in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Asian Games on Thursday, capping a busy day in the pool for the country in Tokyo. Jo Hyun-ju, Hur Yeon-kyung, Han Da-kyung and Lee Song-eun posted a time of 8:01.87 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with China cruising to gold in 7:49.37 and Japan finishing second in 7:59.53. Jo had South Korea in second place…
TOKYO — South Korea claimed the bronze medal in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Asian Games on Thursday, rounding out an eventful day for the country's swimmers in Tokyo. Jo Hyun-ju, Hur Yeon-kyung, Han Da-kyung, and Lee Song-eun swam a combined time of 8:01.87, edging out China's 7:49.37 and Japan's 7:59.53.
The team started strong with Jo leading off, but fell to third place after the second leg swum by Hur. However, Han Da-kyung kept them in contention, maintaining their position ahead of Hong Kong but still behind Japan. Lee Song-eun completed the relay, securing the bronze for South Korea, marking their second consecutive Asiad bronze in this event.
This bronze added to South Korea's impressive haul of five medals in Tokyo so far, including Cho Sung-jae's bronze in the men's 200m breaststroke, Park Si-eun's silver in the women's 200m breaststroke, Kim Jun-woo's silver in the men's 800m freestyle, and the men's 4x100m freestyle relay team's silver.
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