Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min Win Silver Medals in Asian Games

[앵커]

In this competition, Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, who teamed up to win the gold medal in the men’s 800m relay, won the silver medal.

Hwang Sun-woo won a silver medal in the men’s 400m medley relay, a team event, and Kim Woo-min won a silver medal in the 1,500m freestyle.

This is reporter Moon Young-gyu’s report.

[리포트]

In the men’s 400m medley relay final, our national team was in a close race with Japan until the third swimmer, but it was the turn of Hwang Sun-woo, the final swimmer, in third place in the intermediate rankings.

Although he was still tired from competing with his entire body in the 800m relay the previous day, Hwang Sun-woo did his part.

They immediately overtook Japan and took second place, and maintained their ranking until the end.

At 3 minutes 32.05 seconds, he broke the Korean record and won a valuable silver medal.

Sunwoo Hwang won gold, silver, and bronze in this competition, winning a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle, a gold medal in the 800m relay, and a silver medal.

[황선우/수영 국가대표 : “한국 신기록을 거의 2초 정도 앞당긴 것이거든요. 이만큼 우리 멤버들이 정말 발전했다고 느끼고, 지금 한국 수영 굉장히 상승세인 것 같습니다.”]

Hwang Sun-woo will hunt for a gold medal today in the main event, the 200m freestyle.

In the men’s 1,500m freestyle, Kim Woo-min took the lead in the early stages, but China’s Fei Liwei’s momentum was strong.

Kim Woo-min, who poured all his strength into the water and won the silver medal by hitting the touchpad in second place.

In the backstroke, Lee Eun-ji, a promising high school student, caused a stir.

Eunji Lee rose to third place in the women’s 200m backstroke with a last-minute comeback, achieving the feat of becoming the first Korean female athlete to win an Asian Games backstroke medal in 25 years.

[이은지/수영 국가대표 : “마음 다잡고 열심히 레이스 했더니 도착해보니 동메달이네요. 너무 기쁩니다 진짜. 눈물 나올 것 같아요.”]

Our national team, who entered the men’s table tennis team final, lost 3-0 to China and recorded a silver medal for the 8th consecutive Asian Games.

This is Moon Young-gyu from KBS News.

Camera reporter: Seo Da-eun/Video editor: Choi Min-kyung

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2023-09-27 03:15:00

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