S. Korea wins gold in men's kayak four-person 500m racing at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea won the gold medal in the men's kayak four 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, bringing home the country's first gold in canoe sprint at the competition. The team of Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won and Choi Min-kyu finished the race in 1:22.587 in the final of the men's kayak four 500m event at Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course in Miyoshi,…
South Korea claimed gold in the men's kayak four 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking their first canoe sprint gold in the competition and their ninth overall. The team of Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won, and Choi Min-kyu finished the race in 1:22.587, edging out China by 0.255 seconds and Japan by 3.322 seconds. This victory came after South Korea's successful Heat 2, where they finished first with a time of 1:25.383, securing their spot in the final.
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