Canoeing Adds Silver: Choi Min-gyu and Sun Min-ju Finish Second in Mixed Kayak Double 500m

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

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

With this result, Choi Min-gyu claimed his second medal of the current tournament, following his previous gold medal.

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

The South Korean canoe team is also continuing its impressive run, collecting a total of two gold medals and two silver medals so far and stepping onto the podium day after day.

In today's final race, Choi Min-gyu and Sun Min-ju finished 0.905 seconds behind China's Li Chenhao and Zhang Luxi, who took the title with a time of 1 minute, 39.444 seconds. However, they successfully defended their second-place position by holding off a fierce challenge from Japan's Rin Fukuda and Akihiro Inoue (1 minute, 40.720 seconds) by 0.371 seconds.

South Korean canoeing is achieving dazzling results at this tournament.

Cho Gwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won, and Choi Min-gyu captured South Korea's first-ever gold medal in the men's kayak four 500m on September 24, while Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin carved through the water to win gold in the kayak double 500m on September 25, earning the honor of becoming the South Korean delegation's first double gold medalists of the tournament.

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

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