▲ South Korean sailors Kim Chang-ju and Lee Kyung-jin pose for a commemorative photo upon returning to the harbor after competing in the mixed dinghy event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Gamagori Kaiyo Yacht Harbor in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 2nd.
The South Korean national sailing team's duo of Kim Chang-ju and Lee Kyung-jin have won a silver medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Kim Chang-ju and Lee Kyung-jin secured the silver medal by finishing in second place with a total score of 20 penalty points after 10 races in the mixed dinghy event held today (the 2nd) at the Gamagori Kaiyo Yacht Harbor in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
This marks the second consecutive Asian Games medal in the same event, following the bronze medal won by Kim Ji-ah and Cho Sung-min at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.
With this achievement, the South Korean sailing team picked up two medals on this day alone, following the "living legend" Ha Ji-min claiming his fourth career Asian Games gold medal in the men's one-person dinghy earlier in the morning session.
Sailing competitions are conducted by awarding points based on finishing positions in multiple races—1 point for first place, 2 points for second place, and so on—with the lowest total score winning the championship.
The duo of Kim Chang-ju and Lee Kyung-jin showcased consistent performance with minimal fluctuations throughout all 10 races.
After a smooth start by finishing 3rd consecutively in the 1st and 2nd races, South Korea gained momentum by crossing the finish line in 1st place in the 3rd race.
Although they stumbled to 5th place in the 4th race, they minimized the impact by discarding their single worst score in accordance with the drop-race rule.
Displaying solid composure by fluctuating between 2nd and 3rd places in the remaining races, they secured the silver medal by crossing the finish line in 1st place in the final 10th race.
(Photo: Provided by Korea Sailing Federation, Yonhap News)
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