(Asiad) S. Korea picks up 6 gold medals as final weekend nears
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea earned six gold medals at the Aich...
South Korea captured six gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, as the final weekend of the competition approached. The nation now boasts 30 gold medals, placing third behind China and Japan. South Korea aims to secure between 40 to 45 gold medals. With no anticipated medal on Sunday, the concluding day of the Asiad, the country will utilize the next two days to close in on its target.
Lee Gun-hyeok, a pistol shooter, secured two gold medals in the men's 25-meter rapid fire event, contributing to the team gold and winning an individual gold through two shoot-off rounds against China's Su Lianbofan. Kim Jong-ho claimed South Korea's first archery gold in the men's individual title, securing 149 points in the final, one point shy of a perfect score in compound archery.
In taekwondo's non-contact pattern discipline, Jung Ha-eun claimed the women's gold and Yun Kyu-sung captured the men's gold. Huh Mimi, a judoka born to a Korean father and Japanese mother, secured the women's -57kg gold medal in judo, defeating Ariunzaya Terbish of Mongolia for her first Asiad gold. These six gold medals represent the most South Korea has won in a single day during this year's Asiad, surpassing the five golds achieved the previous day.
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