The Second Day of the Opening is also a Golden Day
[Asian Games] The Second Day of the Opening is also a Golden Day… 5 Additional Gold Medals, Including Swimming Hwang Sun-woo
North Korea won 5 gold medals in Taekwondo, shooting, fencing, and swimming for two consecutive days, "cruising the medal race".
North Korea added 2 silver medals in shooting and judo, and 1 bronze medal in gymnastics.
The Korean team continued its cruise in the early medal race by winning five gold medals for two consecutive days after the opening of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Korea, which won gold medals in Taekwondo, shooting, and fencing, showed strength in martial arts and bayonet techniques, and added two gold medals in swimming in the evening, bringing the number of gold medals to 10 in just two days.
First, the Korean men"s 800m relay team, led by Yang Jae-hoon (Gangwon Provincial Office), Lee Ho-jun (Daegu City Hall), Kim Woo-min, and Hwang Seon-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office), set a new Asian record of 7 minutes 01.73 seconds in the finals held at the swimming pool at the Hangzhou Olympic Center in Zhejiang Province, China on the 25th. It ended with
Korea, whose best result was four silver medals in the team relay race, made history by winning relay gold for the first time in the Asian Games.
China, with its national team consisting of Fan Zhanle, Wang Shun, Niu Guangsheng, and Yang Haoyu, was second with a time of 7 minutes 03.40 seconds.
Hwang Seon-woo, who won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle the previous day, decorated his second Asian Games medal with gold, and preliminaries Lee Yu-yeon (Korea National Sport University) and Kim Geon-woo (Dokdo Sports Team) also won gold medals.
Also, in the men"s 50m freestyle held earlier, Ji Yu-chan (Daegu City Hall) recorded 21.72 seconds, becoming the first Korean athlete to win a gold medal in this category in 21 years.
A Korean athlete"s gold medal in the men"s 50m freestyle at the Asian Games is a feat 21 years after Kim Min-seok at the 2002 Busan Games.
Hoi An Yantou (Hong Kong) took second place with 21.87 seconds, and Fan Zhanle, winner of the 100m freestyle the previous day, took the bronze medal with 21.92 seconds.
In Taekwondo, Jang Jun (Korea Gas Corporation) won the men"s 58kg final by defeating Mahmi Hajimosaeinapoti (Iran) with a round score of 2-0.
On the 24th, the first day of the opening, Kang Wan-jin (Hongcheon County Office) and Cha Ye-eun (Kyung Hee University) won gold medals in the Poomsae event, and on this day, they also showed off their status as a Taekwondo country in the sparring event.
Jang Jun, a bronze medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, won his first Asian Games appearance, showing off his skills as a world-class athlete in this weight class.
In shooting, Jeong Yu-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Ha Gwang-cheol (Busan City Hall), and Kwak Yong-bin (Chungnam Sports Council) participated in the men"s 10m running target summit team event and won the gold medal with 1,668 points.
South Korea had the same total score as North Korea, but won 39-29 in terms of the number of hits that hit the center of 10 points.
With this, Korea won its first gold medal in the 10m running target team event for the first time in Asian Games history.
In fencing, the finals were held between Korean athletes for two consecutive days.
The previous day, Choi In-jeong and Song Se-ra met in the women"s epee individual finals, and Choi In-jeong won the gold medal. In the men"s saber individual finals on this day, Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon City Hall) and Koo Bon-gil (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) faced each other, with Oh Sang-wook sharing the gold medal and Koo Bon-gil sharing the silver medal. .
The two also faced each other in the finals of the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, the previous competition, and Koo Bon-gil won 15-14, achieving his third consecutive Asian Games individual title. This time, Oh Sang-wook took the top spot on the podium.
In yachting, one gold medal was ‘reserved’.
Jo Won-woo (Haeundae District Office), who participated in the men"s windsurfing RS:
Even if he does not play on the 26th, Wonwoo Cho will take home the gold medal.
However, this gold medal will be awarded to Cho Won-woo at an awards ceremony after the game ends on the 26th.
In judo, Lee Jun-hwan (Yongin University) in the men"s 81 kg class advanced to the finals, but lost to Somon Makmedbekov (Tajikistan) in half of the thigh throws and finished as runner-up.
A silver medal was won in judo for two consecutive days, following Lee Ha-rim (Korea Racing Association) in the men"s 60kg class the previous day.
In the table tennis team semifinals, the joys and sorrows of the Korean men"s and women"s national teams were mixed.
The men advanced to the finals by defeating Iran 3-0, making it to the finals of the team event for the 10th consecutive Asian Games since the 1986 Seoul Games, and will play the finals against "Great Wall" China on the 26th.
On the other hand, the women"s national team lost 1-3 in the semifinals against Japan, preventing them from participating in the Asian Games team finals for 33 years since winning the silver medal at the 1990 Beijing Games.
In women"s soccer, Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC) set a record of playing in 150 international matches, and Korea defeated the Philippines 5-1 thanks to Son Hwa-yeon (Hyundai Steel)"s hat trick, securing two consecutive wins and advancing to the quarterfinals.
North Korea, which won one bronze medal the previous day, won a silver medal in the women"s 70kg judo team event with Moon Seong-hee in the men"s shooting 10m running target team event, and added a bronze medal in the women"s gymnastics team event.
As of the 25th, the second day of the opening ceremony, Korea is ranked second in the medal rankings with 10 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals.
China took an overwhelming lead with 39 gold medals, and Japan was third behind Korea with 5 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals.
North Korea ranked 13th with two silver medals and two bronze medals.