{
  "id": 9511243,
  "title": "Park Hyun-su wins bronze in men's rowing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/park-hyun-su-wins-bronze-in-mens-rowing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260924/park-hyun-su-wins-bronze-in-mens-rowing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — Park Hyun-su secured bronze in the lightweight men's single sculls rowing event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, marking South Korea's first rowing medal at the games. Park completed the 2,000-meter race in 6:53.35, finishing third. Hong Kong's Chiu Hin Chun won gold with a time of 6:50.32, while Iran's Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani claimed silver at 6:52.59, overtaking Park in the final stretch. The lightweight men's rowing events have a weight limit of 72.5 kilograms, and Park was in third place at the halfway point but moved into second by the 1,500-meter mark, leading Mahmoodpour Shahrestani by about one second. However, Mahmoodpour Shahrestani's fastest split over the last 500 meters allowed him to outpace Park and take the silver. Park, 30, had previously won gold in this event at the 2018 Asiad. The lightweight event was initially removed from the 2023 Asiad program but returned for this year's competition.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — Park Hyun-su grabbed bronze in the lightweight men's single sculls rowing event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday for South Korea's first rowing medal here. Park finished third in the 2,000-meter race with a time of 6:53.35 at Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Aisai, some 20 kilometers west of the main host city Nagoya. Chiu Hin Chun of Hong Kong won the gold in…",
  "key_points": [
    "Park Hyun-su wins bronze in lightweight men's single sculls at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.",
    "Park completed 2,000-meter race in 6:53.35, finishing third.",
    "Iran's Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani claimed silver in final stretch."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Park Hyun-su's bronze medal marks a breakthrough for South Korea in rowing at the Asian Games, where the country's previous performances had yielded no medals in the sport.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) Park Hyun-su wins bronze in men's rowing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asiad-park-hyun-su-wins-bronze-in-mens-rowing",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:15:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Park Hyun-su wins bronze in men's rowing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/park-hyun-su-wins-bronze-in-mens-rowing-9514466",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:42:03.000Z"
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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."
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