On September 24, the South Korean team added two gold medals on the first day of the Chuseok holiday, maintaining its third-place ranking.
Yeo Seo-jeong, a leading figure in South Korean women's gymnastics, reclaimed the Asian title in the vault event after eight years. Competing in the women's vault final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan, Yeo scored 14.483 to secure the gold medal. She previously won gold in the same event at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games but missed the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to participate in the World Championships, which were crucial for qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. With this victory, Yeo matched her father, Yeo Hong-cheol, who won consecutive gold medals in men's vault at the 1994 Hiroshima and 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.
In canoeing, the South Korean team also achieved gold. In the men's kayak four-person 500m final at the Miyoshi Lake Canoe Venue in Aichi, the team of Jo Kwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won, and Choi Min-kyu finished with a time of 1:22.587, earning the gold medal. The team had previously settled for silver medals at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games but finally broke through to win gold in this event, often referred to as the 'flower of canoeing.'
Additionally, swimming events yielded several medals. The men's 400m freestyle relay team, consisting of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hoon, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom, clocked in at 3:11.69 to win a silver medal. Kim Jun-woo (men's 800m freestyle) and Park Si-eun (women's 200m breaststroke) also added silver medals. Jo Sung-jae (men's 200m breaststroke) and the women's 800m freestyle relay team (Jo Hyun-joo, Heo Yeon-kyung, Han Da-kyung, Lee Song-eun) secured bronze medals.
Moreover, Jang Guk-hee and Lee Jong-jun earned a silver medal in the mixed team skeet shooting event, while Park Hyun-soo claimed bronze in the men's single sculls rowing event, marking his return to the podium after eight years. The sepaktakraw team secured at least a silver medal by defeating Indonesia in the women's team regu semifinals and will compete against Thailand for gold on September 25.
As of now, South Korea has achieved a total of 10 gold, 12 silver, and 28 bronze medals, maintaining its third-place position in the overall medal standings.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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