[Asian Games] S. Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun wins gold in women's balance beam at Asian Games
NAGOYA, South Korea, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun won the gold medal in the women's balance beam event in artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, bringing in the country's second title in the sport. Hwang scored 14.700 points in the women's balance beam final, beating Qiu Qiyuan of China, who earned 14.566 points, at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Nagoya,…
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South Korean gymnast Hwang Seo-hyun won the gold medal in the women's balance beam event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She scored 14.700 points, beating Qiu Qiyuan of China who earned 14.566 points. This was South Korea's second title in the sport.
In other news, South Korean paddlers Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin became the country's first double gold medalists at the Games. They won gold in the men's kayak double (K2) 500-meter event and also took gold in the men's kayak four (K4) 500m race the previous day.
The Games have been marred by some issues, including problems with the national anthem and accommodation. Meanwhile, Malaysian gymnast Sharul Aimy Kamaru Hisam finished eighth in the men's vault final with a combined score of 13.499.
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- [Asian Games] S. Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun wins gold in women's balance beam at Asian Games koreatimes.co.kr
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