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▲ South Korea's Lee Ju-ho powers through the water during the men's 100m backstroke final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on the 20th.
South Korean swimming national team captain Lee Ju-ho (Seogwipo City Hall), competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke for the third consecutive time.
Lee finished third by touching the pad with a time of 53.94 seconds in the men's 100m backstroke final held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan on the 20th.
It was a fierce battle, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind Japan's Takehara Hidekazu (53.93 seconds), who took the silver medal in second place.
Following the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou Games, Lee has won the bronze medal in this event at this tournament as well.
The gold medal in this event went to China's Xu Jiayu, who crossed the finish line first with a new games record of 51.98 seconds.
Yun Ji-hwan (Gangwon State University/Gangwon Provincial Government), who competed alongside him, finished his race in 9th place overall with a time of 55.29 seconds.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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