Asian Games Day 1 & 2: Korea achieves peace, victory
Aug 20, 2018
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Asian Games Day 1 & 2: Korea achieves peace, victory
Korean taekwondo athletes Kang Wanjin, Han Yeonghun and Kim Seonho (back row, from left) hold up their gold medals after the Men's Team Poomsae Finals at the Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang. They pose for a commemorative photograph with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (front, center) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Jakartaon Aug. 19. (Yonhap News)
The Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang have begun with an Opening Ceremony in Jakarta on Aug. 18. At this year’s Opening Ceremony, 200 athletes, coaches and others from the two Koreas marched together as one delegation, sending a message of peace to the world. The delegation wore white jackets and blue pants, the colors of the unification flag that they held in their hands. South Korean basketball player Lim Young-hee and North Korean soccer player Ju Kyong Chol held a large unification flag together, while South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and North Korean Deputy Prime Minister Ri Ryong Nam waved to the delegation. This is the 11th time that North and South Korea have marched together at an international sports tournament, and the first time at the Asian Games.
On Aug. 19, day two at the Asian Games, 21 gold medals were up for grabs, out of the 465 gold medals in total that will be given out at the Games. Korea received two gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals. Currently, Korea is ranked as No. 3 on the 2018 Asian Games medals table, marking a good start toward Korea's aim to become No. 2 by the end of the tournament.
Taekwondo:
This year, Poomsae has been adopted for the first time as an official category at the Asian Games. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and Indonesian President Joko Widodo watched the first Poomsae events together on Aug. 19.
― Women's Individual Poomsae, Yun Jihye wins bronze medal, the first medal in this event for Korea at the Asian Games 2018
― Men's Individual Poomsae, Kang Minsung wins gold medal, the first gold medal in this event for Korea at the Asian Games 2018
― Men's Team Poomsae, Han Yeonghun, Kim Seonho and Kang Wanjin win the gold medal
Fencing:
― Men’s Epee Individual, Park Sangyoung wins silver medal, Jung Jinsun wins bronze medal
― Women’s Sabre Individual, Kim Jiyeon wins bronze medal
Swimming:
― Men’s 100 m Backstroke, Lee Juho receives bronze medal (Record: 54.52)
Wrestling:
― Men’s Freestyle 74 kg Bronze Medal, Gong Byungmin defeats Ibrahim Abdullrahman (Qatar), 10-0
― Men’s Freestyle 97 kg Bronze Medal, Kim Jaegang defeats Ahmadi Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan), 3-0
― Men’s Freestyle 57 kg Finals, North Korea’s Kang Kum Song wins silver medal, the first medal for North Korea at the Asian Games 2018.
Shooting:
― 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team, Lee Daemyung and Kim Minjung win silver medal (Record: 467.7)
Lee Daemyung wins medals for the fourth consecutive time at an Asian Games.
Football:
― Men’s Tournament Preliminary Group D, Vietnam, coached by Park Hang-seo, defeats Japan, 1-0
Rank 1 in Group D, Round of 16
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