Tokyo:Lee Ju-ho seized silver in the men's 200-meter backstroke swimming at the Asian Games on Friday, marking his second consecutive medal in the event.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee completed the race in 156.58 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, finishing just 0.16 seconds behind the winner, Kodai Nishiono of Japan. Xu Jiayu of China secured the bronze medal with a time of 156.73.
Lee maintained his second-place position after reaching the 50m mark, overtaking Xu in the final stretch, although he could not surpass Nishiono. This achievement adds to Lee's collection of medals in Tokyo, which includes bronze in both the men's 100m backstroke and the men's 4x100m medley relay.