Cho, Kim surprise gold rush with South Korea's 1st Asiad double
NAGOYA — Team South Korea had its first two double gold medalists at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, the sixth day since the medal race began. They were not swimmers, shooters or fencers, who are traditionally strong gold medal collectors at the Asian Games. Paddlers Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin became the first multiple gold medalists in the South Korean delegation after finishing first…
NAGOYA — South Korea made history by becoming the first country to have two double gold medalists at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Paddlers Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin achieved this remarkable feat after winning both the men's kayak double (K2) 500-meter event and the men's kayak four (K4) 500-meter race at Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course.
Their victory occurred on the sixth day of the medal race. Cho and Kim were visibly emotional during the medal ceremony for the K2 500m event, with Kim admitting that the challenges they had faced weighed on his mind. Kim, who is 25 years old, had never anticipated winning two gold medals in his Asian Games debut, while Cho, 32, who had competed in the Asian Games since 2014, expressed surprise at winning two golds in the K2 and K4 events after changing his focus from the K1 200m event.
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