S. Korea wins relay bronze to end swimming competition
TOKYO — South Korea ended the swimming competition of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday by winning bronze in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay. The team of Kim Seung-won, Park Si-eun, An Se-hyeon and Hur Yeon-kyung finished with a time of 4:00.67, placing behind China (3:54.55) and Japan (3:57.64) at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. This was South Korea's third swimming medal of Friday, following…
South Korea ended the swimming competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay. The team, consisting of Kim Seung-won, Park Si-eun, An Se-hyeon, and Hur Yeon-kyung, finished with a time of 4:00.67. According to The Korea Times, this brought South Korea's total swimming medals to one gold, six silver, and 13 bronze.
In other news, South Korea won silver in the team dressage event in equestrian, scoring 205.265 points. The team comprised Nam Dong-heon, Kim Shi-woo, Lee Myeong-seok, and Do Hyun-woo. China took gold with 208.148 points and Japan took bronze with 204.117. Nam posted the top score on the team with 70.559.
South Korea's equestrian team had not medaled three years prior, but returned to the podium this year. The team dressage event involved adding the three highest scores of the four riders for the team score, with riders judged on their horses' movements and harmony with the riders. The individual dressage event is set to continue on Saturday.
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