{
  "id": 9542690,
  "title": "Cho Sung-jae races to bronze in men's breaststroke swimming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/cho-sung-jae-races-to-bronze-in-mens-breaststroke-swimming-9542690",
  "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/cho-sung-jae-races-to-bronze-in-mens-breaststroke-swimming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo — Cho Sung-jae secured bronze in the men's 200-meter breaststroke swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, marking the second South Korean achievement in this event. The South Korean swimmer completed the race in 2:08.76, trailing Japan's Shin Ohashi's world record time of 2:04.83 and Kyrgyzstan's Denis Petrashov's silver-winning time of 2:08.67. Cho crossed the 50-meter mark in sixth place, climbing to fifth at the halfway point. With only 50 meters remaining, he demonstrated remarkable improvement, shaving off 0.67 seconds from his split time to surpass competitors, including Japan's Ippei Watanabe, by a mere 0.01 second. Cho's bronze marks him the second South Korean to win an Asiad medal in the men's 200m breaststroke, following Choi Kyu-woong's joint silver in 2010. At 25 years old, Cho claimed his first individual medal at his third Asian Games, expressing satisfaction with his performance and dedication to securing a podium finish.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — Cho Sung-jae earned bronze in the men's 200-meter breaststroke swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, becoming only the second South Korean to reach the podium in this event. Cho clocked 2:08.76 for third place, as Shin Ohashi of Japan set a world record with a time of 2:04.83 and Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan won silver in 2:08.67 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Cho touched the 50m pad in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) (Asiad) Cho Sung-jae races to bronze in men's breaststroke swimming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lead-asiad-cho-sung-jae-races-to-bronze-in-mens-breaststroke-swimming",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:12:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cho Sung-jae races to bronze in men's breaststroke swimming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/cho-sung-jae-races-to-bronze-in-mens-breaststroke-swimming",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:52:03.000Z"
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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."
}