The South Korean men's 800m freestyle relay team secured a bronze medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 21, the team finished third in the final held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, clocking in at 7 minutes and 6.76 seconds.
Kim Jun-woo, who recorded the best time in the preliminaries, started the relay, followed by Kim Woo-min and Lee Ho-jun, with Hwang Sun-woo anchoring the final leg to clinch the bronze.
Although South Korea had won the gold medal in this event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, they fell short of a consecutive title but managed to reach the podium for the second consecutive tournament.
China took the gold medal, setting a new Asian record with a time of 7 minutes and 0.17 seconds, while Japan earned the silver with a time of 7 minutes and 1.05 seconds.
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