Park Si-eun secured a silver medal in the women's 200m breaststroke, setting a new South Korean record.
On September 24, at the Tokyo Aquatics Center during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Park recorded a time of 2:22.69. She finished just 0.12 seconds behind Japan's Kato Kotomi, who won gold with a time of 2:22.57. Park significantly outpaced China's Zhu Leijiu, who took bronze with a time of 2:25.51.
With this performance, Park surpassed the previous South Korean record of 2:23.21 set by Moon Su-a at the National Sports Festival last year by 0.52 seconds.
After confirming her silver medal, Park was seen shedding tears of joy.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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