S. Korea's Kim Min-young wins 1st kurash gold at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Kim Min-young won the gold medal in the women's +87-kilogram kurash event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, giving the country its first Asiad title in the wrestling-like sport. Kim beat Chinese Taipei's Shin Liu Li-ling 5-0 in the event's final at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, Japan. Kim became the first South Korean athlete to win a gold…
South Korea's Kim Min-young secured the first gold medal in the women's +87-kilogram kurash event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, marking the country's inaugural Asian Games triumph in the wrestling-like sport. In the final at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, Japan, Kim triumphed over Chinese Taipei's Shin Liu Li-ling with a score of 5-0.
This marks the first time a South Korean athlete has won a gold medal in kurash since the sport was included in the Asian Games lineup in 2018. South Korea has earned two silver medals and one bronze in the sport at the Asian Games, including a silver by Mo Su-min in the women's 78-kg category the day before. Kurash, a form of wrestling prevalent in Central Asia, involves scoring by throwing opponents, with a successful khalol—a throw landing the opponent on their back—regarded as a victory, while other ground techniques are not allowed.
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