Canoeing Team Secures 2nd Gold and 2nd Silver: Mixed Kayak Double Claims Another Silver

The South Korean canoeing tandem of Choi Min-gyu (34) and Sun Min-ju (21) has won the silver medal in the mixed kayak double 500m at the Asian Games.

Competing in the final of the canoe sprint mixed kayak double 500m at the Miyoshiike Canoe Slalom Course in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on September 26, Choi and Sun finished second with a time of 1 minute, 40.349 seconds.

With this result, Choi has claimed his second medal of the current tournament, following his earlier gold medal.

On September 23, Choi teamed up with Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, and Jang Sang-won to win South Korea's first-ever gold medal in the men's kayak four (K4) 500m, often called the "flower of canoeing." He has now added a silver medal in the mixed event.

The South Korean canoeing team is also continuing its impressive run, capturing a total of two gold and two silver medals so far and frequently landing on the podium.

In today's final race, Choi and Sun finished 0.905 seconds behind the gold-winning Chinese team of Li Chenhao and Zhang Luxi (1 minute, 39.444 seconds), but successfully held off a fierce charge from the third-place Japanese team of Rin Fukuda and Akihiro Inoue (1 minute, 40.720 seconds) by 0.371 seconds to secure second place.

South Korean canoeing is achieving remarkable results at this tournament.

Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won, and Choi Min-gyu captured South Korea's historic first-ever gold in the men's kayak four 500m on September 24, while Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin also dominated the kayak double 500m on September 25, becoming the South Korean delegation's first double gold medalists of the Games.

Earlier in the day, Jang Sang-won won the silver medal in the men's kayak single 500m final, adding momentum to South Korea's medal streak in canoeing.

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