{
  "id": 8669738,
  "title": "Kim Young-beom, Hwang Sun-woo take silver, bronze in men's 100m freestyle swimming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/kim-young-beom-hwang-sun-woo-take-silver-bronze-in-mens-100m-8669738",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260920/kim-young-beom-hwang-sun-woo-take-silver-bronze-in-mens-100m-freestyle-swimming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming event at the Asian Games, South Korean swimmers Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo secured silver and bronze medals, respectively. The race took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. Kim Young-beom finished second with a time of 47.65 seconds, just 0.04 seconds behind the gold medalist, Pan Zhanle of China. Hwang Sun-woo rounded out the podium in third place with a time of 47.79 seconds. This victory marked the first time Korea has won medals in swimming at the Asian Games since 2020. The team has historically excelled in swimming, having claimed 22 medals during the previous Asian Games held three years ago in 2018. During the race, Kim Young-beom touched the 50-meter mark first with a split time of 22.81 seconds, followed by Singapore's Mikkel Lee at 22.86 seconds. Pan Zhanle reached the halfway point in 22.92 seconds, while Hwang Sun-woo was slower at 22.97 seconds. However, Pan demonstrated his strength in the final 50 meters with the fastest split of 24.69 seconds, while Kim and Hwang finished with splits of 24.84 and 24.82 seconds, respectively.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo captured silver and bronze medals in the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming race at the Asian Games on Sunday, the first two of what Korea is hoping will be many medals from the pool. Kim finished second in 47.65 seconds at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, just 0.04 behind the champion, Pan Zhanle of China. Hwang ended in third place in 47.79 seconds. Tokyo is…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Kim Young-beom, Hwang Sun-woo take silver, bronze in men's 100m freestyle swimming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/kim-young-beom-hwang-sun-woo-take-silver-bronze-in-mens-100m",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:07:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}