▲ Kim Hyun-wook competes against a Saudi Arabian player in the men's singles class 1 group A at the 5th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 20.
Para table tennis player Kim Hyun-wook (Gyeonggi-do Para-Sports Association) has claimed three gold medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.
Kim and his partner Jang Young-jin (Seongnam City Hall) defeated Thailand's Thirayu Chuawong and Nittawat Tinathet 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-9) in their final round-robin match of the men's doubles (sports class MD4) at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 23.
The duo finished with four wins and no losses to secure the gold medal.
Following his victory in the men's singles on October 20 and mixed doubles on October 22, Kim captured his third gold medal of the tournament.
He achieved the best possible result in his first-ever Asian Para Games appearance.
Jang secured his second gold medal of the games, following his win in the mixed doubles.
The silver medal went to Park Jin-chul and Kim Kyung-hyun (Seoul Para-Sports Association), who finished with a record of three wins and one loss.
The pair defeated India's Jehan Madan and Shubham Wadhwa 3-0 (14-12, 11-7, 11-5) on the same day.
After losing 1-3 to Kim Hyun-wook and Jang Young-jin on October 21, Park and Kim won their remaining three matches to finish at 3-1.
▲ Lee Mi-gyu competes against a Chinese player in the women's singles class 3 semifinals at the 5th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 20.
In the women's doubles (sports class WD10) held on the same day, Lee Mi-gyu (Ulsan Para-Sports Association) and Jung Young-a (Seoul Para-Sports Association) won the gold medal.
The pair decisively beat Thailand's Wijittra Chaion and Wassana Singsiam 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-9) to finish the round-robin stage with three wins and one loss.
Lee and Jung finished tied in wins and losses with Chaion and Singsiam, as well as China's Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao, but claimed the title by leading in point differential (+7).
Lee picked up her second gold medal following her victory in the mixed doubles.
Jung, who won three silver medals at the 2014 Incheon Games, previously earned a silver in the women's singles and a bronze in the mixed doubles at this tournament.
Having repeatedly fallen just short in the past, Jung finally stood at the very top of an Asian Para Games podium for the first time.
(Photo: Photo Joint Press Corps, Yonhap News)
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