S. Korea Wins Gold in Men's Kayak Double 500m Racing at Asian Games
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S. Korea wins gold in men's kayak double 500m racing at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan— South Korea won the gold medal in the men's kayak double 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, with Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin becoming the first double gold medalists in the South Korean delegation. The South Korean duo finished the race in 1:31.859 in the final of the men's kayak double 500m event at Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course in Miyoshi, just east of the main host city of Nagoya. South Korea edged out Japa…
The Korean canoe sprint team won its second gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The pair of Cho Kwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin crossed the finish line first in the men's kayak doubles 500m final, held on the 25th at the Lake Miyoshi Canoe Course in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with a time of 1 minute 31.859 seconds.
Cho Kwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin won the gold medal in the men's 500m kayak doubles sprint at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games. By winning gold medals on two consecutive days, the two athletes became the first double gold medalists for the Korean team at this competition and achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the top of the event for the first time in 36 years in Korean canoe history.
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = The South Korean canoe sprint team won its second gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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