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▲ South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo starts off during the preliminary heat of the swimming mixed 400m medley relay at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on the 23rd.
South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon State Office) has fallen short of defending his title in the men's 200m freestyle at the Asian Games.
Hwang finished second with a time of 1 minute, 44.62 seconds in the final of the men's 200m freestyle at the swimming events of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held today (the 23rd) at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan.
Having claimed the top of the podium in this event at the 2022 Hangzhou Games with a then-South Korean record of 1 minute, 44.40 seconds, Hwang aimed for back-to-back Asian Games titles but wrapped up his race with a bittersweet result.
The gold medal went to Zhang Zhanshuo of China.
Zhang clocked 1 minute, 43.49 seconds, breaking Hwang's previous Asian record of 1 minute, 43.92 seconds to secure the gold medal.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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