{
  "id": 9542688,
  "title": "S. Korea takes silver in men's relay swimming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-takes-silver-in-mens-relay-swimming-9542688",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260924/s-korea-takes-silver-in-mens-relay-swimming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, South Korea secured a silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay swimming at the Asian Games. This marked their second consecutive runner-up finish. The South Korean team, comprising Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom, swam at a time of 3:11.69 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. They finished 1.09 seconds behind China, who set an Asian record with a time of 3:10.60. Japan claimed the third position with a time of 3:11.96. Hwang Sun-woo led off the race with his personal-best 100m time of 47.50 seconds, putting South Korea in the lead. Despite falling to third behind China and Japan by the time Kim Ji-hun finished his second leg, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim Young-beom managed to keep the team in the bronze medal position. Kim Young-beom's blistering final 50m split of 24.60 seconds, the fastest among the three, played a crucial role in securing the team's position. In the morning heats, Kim Woo-min, Ji Yu-chan, Lee Ho-joon, and Kim Min-seop represented South Korea. These four swimmers will also receive their silver medals. Kim Woo-min competed through a shoulder injury, helping South Korea secure a bronze in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay on Monday. However, he finished last in the 1,500m freestyle on Tuesday, after which he was unable to compete further.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — South Korea claimed silver in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, its second straight runner-up finish. Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon and Kim Young-beom posted a time of 3:11.69 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, ending up 1.09 seconds behind China, which set an Asian record of 3:10.60. Japan finished third in 3:11.96. Hwang led off with his…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asiad-s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:04:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}