Kim Young-beom secured South Korea's first gold medal in swimming at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, setting a new competition record.
On September 21, at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, Kim touched the pad first in the men's 50m freestyle final with a time of 21.66 seconds, establishing a new Asian Games record.
Just a day after winning a silver medal in the 100m freestyle, Kim added a gold medal, emerging as the leading medal contender for the South Korean team. He has quickly risen as a star in South Korean sprint swimming.
Ji Yoo-chan, the defending champion aiming for a second consecutive title, finished with a time of 21.94 seconds, earning a bronze medal. The silver medal went to Hong Kong's Ian Yentou Ho, who clocked in at 21.76 seconds.
This victory marks the second consecutive win in this event for South Korea, following Ji Yoo-chan's triumph at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.
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