Miyoshi:South Korea secured the gold medal in the men's kayak double 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The victory, achieved by Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin, marks the pair as the first double gold medalists in the South Korean delegation.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Cho and Kim won the final at the Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course with a time of 131.859. This performance allowed them to narrowly beat Japan by 0.317 seconds, while Iran finished 1.010 seconds behind the champions.
This triumph adds to South Korea's success in the canoe sprint category at the competition, having also won gold in the men's kayak four 500m event the day before. Cho and Kim participated in both events, making them the first Korean athletes to claim two gold medals at these Asian Games, which commenced last Saturday.