Nam Dong-hun secured the gold medal in the individual dressage event.
On September 27, at the Tokyo Equestrian Park in Japan, Nam achieved a top score of 75.190 points in the final of the individual dressage competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, riding his horse Leonidas.
This victory adds to the silver medal Nam earned in the team dressage event on September 25. He had previously advanced to the finals by finishing third in the individual dressage qualifiers.
China's Yu Zhai took second place with a score of 75.050 points, while another Chinese competitor, Lao Zhai, finished third with 74.935 points. Lee Myung-seok, who also competed in the finals, placed 10th with a score of 71.335 points.
With this win, South Korea has claimed its first gold medal in individual dressage at the Asian Games in 12 years, since the 2014 Incheon Games. Dressage is often referred to as 'ballet on horseback,' where riders guide their horses through a series of predetermined movements in the arena.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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