▲ Kim Young-beom of Gangwon celebrates after crossing the finish line first in the men's general division 50m freestyle final on the opening day of swimming at the 107th National Sports Festival at Jeju Comprehensive Stadium in Jeju, on October 18.
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games swimming gold medalist Kim Young-beom (Gangwon Provincial Government) has kicked off his multi-gold medal campaign by securing two gold medals on the first day of the races.
Kim claimed the gold medal in the men's general division 50m freestyle final at the 107th National Sports Festival, held at the Jeju Comprehensive Stadium swimming pool today (October 18), clocking 22.14 seconds to beat Ji Yu-chan (Daegu City Hall, 22.27 seconds).
Shortly after, he teamed up with Yang Jae-hoon, Hwang Sun-woo, and Kim Jun-woo in the men's general division 800m freestyle relay final, winning the race with a time of 7 minutes and 18.89 seconds to capture his second gold medal.
Kim is targeting four gold medals in total, with upcoming appearances in the 400m freestyle relay (October 20) and the 100m freestyle (October 21).
Kim Young-nam (Jeju Provincial Government), who won a silver medal in the men's 1m springboard at the Asian Games, teamed up with Kim Young-taek (Jeju Provincial Government) to win the men's synchronized 10m platform event with 377.28 points.
In the men's 100m final held at Gangchanghak Stadium in Seogwipo, Jeju, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games relay bronze medalist Namadi Joel Jin (Yecheon County Office) won the race with a time of 10.35 seconds.
Following last year, Joel Jin is aiming for three gold medals at this year's National Sports Festival as well.
He will continue his races tomorrow in the 200m and the day after tomorrow in the 400m relay.
Seo Chae-hyun (Seoul City Hall / The North Face), who won one gold and one bronze medal at the Asian Games, secured 84.6 points in the women's general division bouldering final held at the Oreum Madang of Jeju Comprehensive Stadium, achieving her second win in two events at the National Sports Festival for the fourth consecutive year.
After winning the gold medal in the women's general division lead climbing yesterday, she claimed her second gold medal today.
In the men's general division lead climbing, Asian Games men's lead bronze medalist Lee Do-hyun (Seoul City Hall) successfully captured his fifth consecutive title in the event.
South Korean modern pentathlon leading figures Jeung Woong-tae (Gangwon State Athletic Council) and Seong Seung-min (Korea National Sport University) each claimed the top podium spot in the men's and women's general division tetrasthlon events held at Aewol Neighborhood Park in Jeju.
Modern pentathlon is a sport where an athlete competes in fencing, swimming, obstacle racing, and laser run. At the National Sports Festival, a separate event consisting of four disciplines excluding obstacles is held.
Seo Seung-min also teamed up with Lee Ga-young and Yoon Yang-ji to take first place in the team event (3,281 points), becoming a double gold medalist.
Park Hye-jung (Goyang City Hall), the leading figure in South Korean women's super heavyweight weightlifting, swept three gold medals for Gyeonggi Province by finishing first in the women's general division +86kg division with a snatch of 128kg, a clean and jerk of 166kg, and a total of 294kg.
In the shooting men's general division rapid fire pistol final held at the Changwon International Shooting Range in Gyeongnam, this year's Asian Games gold medalist Lee Gun-hyuk (Daegu Public Facilities Management Corporation) scored 34.0 points to edge out Song Jong-ho (30.0 points, Industrial Bank of Korea), successfully defending his title for the second consecutive year.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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