(LEAD) (Asiad) Ha Jee-min wins S. Korea's first gold in sailing at 2026 Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Ha Jee-min won his fourth Asian ...
South Korean sailor Ha Jee-min claimed South Korea's first sailing gold at the 2026 Asian Games as he secured victory in the men's dinghy event at the NAGOYA Asian Games. This marks his fourth Asian Games gold medal in the event, having previously won in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Ha's triumph was achieved over Hong Kong's Halliday Nicholas Bezy, who took silver, and Malaysia's Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy, who secured bronze.
In the dinghy sailing, competitors are ranked based on their finishing positions in each race of the opening series, with the 10 sailors with the lowest scores advancing to a two-race final. Ha, who topped the leaderboard after the opening series, finished third in the first final race and sixth in the second, earning a total of nine points and avoiding penalty points.
Halliday, conversely, finished first and third in the final races, accumulating 11 points, including seven penalty points.
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