South Korea's national team added two valuable gold medals in shooting and fencing at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 23.
As of this date, South Korea has won 8 gold, 8 silver, and 25 bronze medals, maintaining third place in the overall medal standings behind China (47 gold) and Japan (15 gold).
A long-awaited gold medal was secured in shooting, with Choo Ga-eun achieving an Asian record of 246.3 points in the women's 10m air pistol final held at the Aichi Prefectural Comprehensive Shooting Range. This marks South Korea's first gold medal in this event since Kim Yoon-mi's victory at the 2010 Guangzhou Games.
In fencing, Oh Sang-wook triumphed in the men's sabre final at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, defeating China's Sun Qianfeng 15-13. This victory marks his second consecutive gold medal, following his win at the 2022 Hangzhou Games. South Korea has now claimed gold in this event for five consecutive Asian Games since the 2010 Guangzhou Games.
In a surprising turn, Park Ji-hee, competing in the women's foil for the first time at the Asian Games, earned a silver medal in the individual event.
Swimming also brought in medal news, with Hwang Sun-woo earning a silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle, although he fell short of defending his title. Kim Seung-won secured bronze in the women's 100m backstroke, while the mixed 400m medley relay team also finished third.
Lee Ha-sung won a silver medal in wushu, scoring a total of 19.406 points in the men's taolu and gunshu events, finishing behind China. Choi Byeong-gwang earned a bronze medal in the men's half marathon race walk with a time of 1:28:35, marking the first medal for South Korea in athletics at this event.
The women's badminton team reached the semifinals but fell to Japan, resulting in a bronze medal. The women's table tennis team also finished with a bronze in the team event.
In baseball, the South Korean team, aiming for a fifth consecutive championship, defeated Thailand 18-1, achieving their fifth cold game victory. Following two consecutive cold wins, the team, with three straight victories, will face Japan in the super round on the 25th.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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