S. Korea wins 3 medals on last day of swimming
TOKYO — South Korea picked up three medals on the last day of the swimming competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Tokyo on Friday, finishing a couple of medals short of its gaudy total from three years ago. Lee Ju-ho won silver in the men's 200-meter backstroke at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in 1:56.58, 0.16 second back of Kodai Nishiono of Japan. Kim Min-seob grabbed bronze in the men's 200m…
On the final day of swimming at the Tokyo Asian Games, South Korea secured three medals, falling slightly short of their impressive haul from the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Lee Ju-ho claimed silver in the men's 200-meter backstroke, clocking in at 1:56.58, just 0.16 seconds behind Kodai Nishiono of Japan. Kim Min-seob secured bronze in the men's 200m butterfly, making it his first individual medal in Tokyo.
The final swimming event of the games saw Kim Seung-won, Park Si-eun, An Se-hyeon, and Hur Yeon-kyung win bronze in the women's 4x100m medley relay, ending South Korea's medal-winning spree in Tokyo.
As of now, South Korea boasts one gold medal, six silver medals, and 13 bronze medals from the Tokyo Games. The nation's total medal count stands at 22, with six of them being gold. Despite aiming to replicate their success from the 2023 Asian Games, South Korea struggled to secure gold medals, trailing China and Japan in the overall competition.
Key players Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, who formed the backbone of the team three years ago, failed to take home a gold medal this time around, amassing five medals between them in 2023.
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