Korean swimmers Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office) and Kim Young-bum (Gangwon Provincial Office) have both advanced to the final of the men's 100m freestyle event.
Hwang Sun-woo recorded a time of 48.13 seconds in the preliminaries of heat 5 at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on September 20, securing the second-fastest time overall.
Kim Young-bum, competing in heat 4, finished with a time of 48.34 seconds, earning him the third-fastest time overall to qualify for the final.
China's Pan Zhanle took first place overall with a time of 48.07 seconds.
With both of Korea's sprinting stars reaching the final, attention is now focused on the medal competition. Hwang Sun-woo is a bronze medalist in this event from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
The final is scheduled to take place at 5:57 PM at the same venue.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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