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Yesterday, the fifth day of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Korea won five gold medals in swimming, fencing, and gymnastics.
Today, the day of Chuseok, Kim Woo-min of swimming will win three gold medals in the competition, and the e-sports League of Legends team will also attempt to win a gold medal.
This is reporter Won Dong-hee’s report.
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Although it was a race that required swimming over a long distance of 800m, Kim Woo-min started with a strong spurt from the beginning.
With his overwhelming performance, he broke a new Korean record and a new competition record, winning his second gold medal at the competition.
[“대회 신기록! 7분 46초 03! 대한민국의 김우민이 2관왕에 성공합니다.”]
Kim Woo-min, who took first place in today’s 400m freestyle preliminaries, will soon challenge for three gold medals in the competition.
[김우민/수영 국가대표/어제 : “마지막 제 주종목인 자유형 400m를 앞두고 있는데, 좀 더 자신감있게 경기 잘 풀어나갈 수 있을거 같아요.”]
The first ever gold medal was also won in the men’s butterfly event at the Asian Games.
The men’s 50m butterfly final was held yesterday.
Baek In-cheol was the first to touch the pad in 23.29 seconds and set a new Korean and competition record.
[백인철/수영 국가대표/어제 : “‘수영 황금세대’라고 불리더라구요 요즘에. 아마 황금세대를 보고 (좋은 선수들이) 조금 더 늘어나지 않을까 싶습니다.”]
The men’s fencing saber team defeated the host country, China, in the finals of the team event and won the competition for the third time in a row.
Men’s gymnastics veteran Kim Han-sol won gold in the floor exercise and reached the top spot for the second time in a row.
Shin Jae-hwan, the vault champion at the Tokyo Olympics, fell in fourth place due to a landing error and failed to hunt for the gold medal.
The League of Legends national team advanced to the finals by defeating China, a strong contender for the title, and will challenge for the gold medal against Taiwan at 8 o’clock later.
This is Won Dong-hee from KBS News.
Camera reporter: Ha-un Choi/Video editor: Gyeong-sang Park
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2023-09-29 09:05:00
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