Dramatic 0.255-Second Victory Over China Secures Gold in Men's Kayak

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Our athletes have reached the top of the podium once again in the men's quadruple kayak 500m event. After a fierce battle, they edged out China to claim the nation's first-ever gold medal in this event.

Reporter Jeon Yeongmin has the details.

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The national team, featuring prominent canoeists Cho Gwanghee, Kim Hyobin, Jang Sangwon, and Choi Mingyu, started from lane 4 in the 500m final. They passed the 250m halfway mark in first place by a razor-thin margin, leading China in the adjacent lane by just 0.04 seconds.

The fierce battle continued into the second half of the race. Maintaining perfect teamwork until the very end, our team held onto the lead to cross the finish line 0.255 seconds ahead of China.

Having won silver medals at two consecutive tournaments in 2018 and 2023, the national team has now climbed to the highest step of the podium in this event for the first time in history.

[Kim Hyobin / National Canoe Team Member : I am so happy to win the gold medal. Winning the first-ever K4 gold medal in South Korean history gives me an even greater sense of pride.]

Cho Gwanghee and Kim Hyobin will once again go for gold today (the 25th) in the men's double kayak 500m event.

In the mixed team skeet shooting event, Jang Gukhee and Lee Jongjun won the silver medal.

After advancing through the preliminaries in second place, they engaged in a tight duel with China in the finals. Falling just one point short against a Chinese team that shattered the world record by 5 points, they had to settle for South Korea's first-ever Asian Games medal in this event.

[Lee Jongjun / National Shooting Team Member : It feels amazing. I'm sure many citizens watched us, and I'm honestly so happy and overjoyed that I'm even stammering.]

The shooting national team will continue its quest for mixed team gold with air pistol individual gold medalist Choo Kaeun and Paris Olympics gold medalist Oh Yejin stepping up to compete.

(Camera: Choi Daewoong | Video Editing: Kim Junhee)
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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