The South Korean canoe sprint team won its second gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, contributing to the country's 11th gold medal overall.
On September 25, Jo Kwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin triumphed in the men's kayak doubles 500m final at the canoe course in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, finishing with a time of 1:31.859.
The South Korean duo narrowly defeated the Japanese team, which finished second with a time of 1:32.176, by just 0.317 seconds in a thrilling finish.
This marks the first time since the 1990 Beijing Games, where Cheon In-sik and Park Cha-geun won gold, that South Korea has claimed gold in the men's doubles 500m event at the Asian Games.
Jo Kwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin had previously made history by winning South Korea's first-ever gold medal in the kayak fours 500m event the day before, making them the first athletes of the South Korean delegation to achieve two gold medals in this competition.
Jo Kwang-hee has now secured his fourth Asian Games gold medal, having previously won at the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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