Korea Wins Gold in Men's Kayak Four 500m, Edging China by 0.255 Seconds

Cho Kwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won and Choi Min-kyu Compete Team Crosses Finish Line in 1 Minute 22.587 Seconds

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By Nam So-jungnsj@sedaily.com
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South Korea's team competes in the men's kayak four 500m. Reuters-Yonhap - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea
South Korea's team competes in the men's kayak four 500m. Reuters-Yonhap

South Korea's canoe team took the top spot in the men's kayak four 500 meters at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The South Korean squad of Cho Kwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, Jang Sang-won and Choi Min-gyu crossed the finish line first with a time of 1 minute 22.587 seconds in the men's K-4 500m canoe sprint final held on the 24th at the Lake Miyoshi Canoe Course in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

South Korea edged China, which battled to the end and finished in 1 minute 22.842 seconds, by 0.255 seconds to claim the gold medal. Japan took third place with a time of 1 minute 25.909 seconds.

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Original reporting by Nam So-jung for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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