The South Korean team added three gold medals to maintain its third-place position in the overall standings.
On October 2, the first gold medal for the team was claimed by Ha Ji-min, a 'living legend' of Korean yachting. Ha secured first place in the men's single dinghy final at the competition held at the Gamagori Gaiyo Yacht Harbor in Aichi, Japan, finishing with a total of 9 penalty points.
This victory marks Ha's fourth career gold medal. He previously achieved a three-peat in this event at the 2010 Guangzhou, 2014 Incheon, and 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, and won a silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. He has now reclaimed his champion status.
The men's recurve archery team, consisting of Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, and Lee Woo-seok, also won a gold medal in the team event. They defeated India with a set score of 5-1 (56-56, 57-50, 56-54) in the final held at the Okazaki Central Multipurpose Park in Aichi.
This gold medal is the second for Korean archery at the current games, following Kim Jong-ho's victory in the men's individual compound event the previous day. However, the highly anticipated women's team (Kang Chae-young, Oh Ye-jin, Lee Yoon-ji) and mixed team (Kim Je-deok, Kang Chae-young) finished with silver and bronze medals, respectively. The recurve team is aiming for gold in the individual events scheduled for October 3.
Additionally, the esports team competing in League of Legends (LoL), featuring players such as Zeus (Choi Woo-je), Canyon (Kim Geon-bu), Faker (Lee Sang-hyuk), Zeka (Kim Geon-woo), Gumayusi (Lee Min-hyung), and Keria (Ryu Min-seok), also secured a gold medal. Faker, Zeus, and Keria achieved back-to-back victories, with Faker now reaching the podium in three consecutive Asian Games, following a silver medal in 2018.
However, the judo team did not secure any gold medals on this day. Kim Min-jong, who won a silver medal in the men's over 100 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics, settled for a bronze. In the women's division, Kim Min-joo (78 kg) and Lee Hyun-ji (over 78 kg) earned silver medals, while Kim Jong-hoon (90 kg) and Han Joo-yeob (100 kg) added bronze medals. The judo team will compete in the mixed team event on October 3, with their only gold medal so far coming from Heo Mi-mi (women's 57 kg).
In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, medals were plentiful, with Park Seong-ho (men's 94 kg) and Lim Eon-joo (women's 52 kg) winning silver medals, while Kim Hee-dong (men's 94 kg) and Park Jae-woon (men's 77 kg) took home bronze medals. In men's boxing, Jang Dong-hwan (men's 60 kg) and Kim Min-seong (men's 80 kg) reached the finals, earning silver medals, marking the first time in 12 years that South Korean male boxers have reached the Asian Games finals. No gold medals were awarded in taekwondo on this day, with Ahn Hyang-sik (men's 58 kg) and Kwak Min-joo (women's 67 kg) winning bronze medals.
Kim Chang-joo and Lee Kyung-jin earned a silver medal in the mixed dinghy sailing event. The women's football team also secured a bronze medal by defeating their rival China 1-0. Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-seong won a silver medal in men's doubles.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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