S. Korea takes silver in men's relay swimming
TOKYO — South Korea claimed silver in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, its second straight runner-up finish. Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim Young-beom posted a time of 3:11.69 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, ending up 1.09 seconds behind China, which set an Asian record of 3:10.60. Japan finished third in 3:11.96. Hwang led off with his…
In the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay swimming event at the Asian Games on Thursday, South Korea secured silver, marking their second consecutive runner-up finish. The South Korean team, consisting of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom, clocked a time of 3:11.69 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, falling just 1.09 seconds behind China's record-setting performance of 3:10.60.
Japan claimed the third spot with a time of 3:11.96. South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo led off the race, posting his personal-best 100m time of 47.50 seconds to give his team an early lead. Despite falling to third place behind China and Japan by the time Kim Ji-hun completed his second leg, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim Young-beom propelled the team to second place with a remarkable final leg anchored by Yang's blistering 46.84 seconds, the fastest 50m split of the race.
The South Korean relay team also earned silver medals in the morning heats, featuring Kim Woo-min, Ji Yu-chan, Lee Ho-joon, and Kim Min-seop. Kim Woo-min overcame a shoulder injury to contribute to the team's success, having already won bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay on Monday. However, he finished last in the 1,500m freestyle on Tuesday.
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