Choi Min-kyu (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and Sun Min-joo (Korea Canoe Federation) won a silver medal in the mixed kayak doubles 500m final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On September 26, at the canoe sprint venue on Lake Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, the duo finished with a time of 1:40.349, securing second place.
Choi and Sun showcased excellent teamwork in the newly introduced mixed kayak 500m event at the Asian Games.
The gold medal was claimed by China's Li Qianhao and Zhang Luxi with a time of 1:39.444, while Japan's Fukada Rin and Inoue Akihiro took home the bronze with a time of 1:40.720.
Another South Korean team, Kim I-yeol (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and Lee Ye-rin (Guchi City Hall), finished in eighth place with a time of 2:03.078.
This marks the fourth medal for South Korea's canoe team at the event, following gold medals in the men's kayak quadruple 500m and men's kayak doubles 500m, as well as a silver in the men's kayak singles 500m.
It is the best performance since the 1990 Beijing Games, where the team won three golds, two silvers, and three bronzes.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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