[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in men's street skateboarding at Asian Games
South Korea's 17-year-old skateboarder Kang Jun-i won the gold medal in the men's street event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, becoming the first South Korean to win an Asiad title in skateboarding. Kang scored 180.85 points in the event's final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan. He edged out two Japanese skateboarders, Toa…
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South Korean skateboarder Kang Jun-i claimed the gold medal in the men's street skateboarding event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday. The 17-year-old athlete made history by becoming the first South Korean to win an Asiad title in skateboarding. Kang achieved a score of 180.85 points in the event's final, held at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, located approximately 35 kilometers south of Nagoya, Japan.
Competing against Kang were two Japanese skateboarders, Toa Sasaki and Ginwoo Onodera. Sasaki secured the silver medal with a score of 172.35, while Onodera took the bronze with 168.11 points. The inclusion of skateboarding in the Asian Games took place in 2018.
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