Injured Kim Woo-Min Finishes Last in 1,500m Freestyle Swimming
South Korea finished third in 3:31.97, beating its previous mark by 0.08 seconds as Kim Young-beom earned his third medal in three days.
- On Tuesday, South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min finished last among eight finalists in the men's 1,500m freestyle final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Asian Games.
- Kim revealed after the race that he has managed a partially torn labrum and rotator cuff in his left shoulder for several months.
- Falling behind at the 800m mark, Kim finished more than 34 seconds slower than champion Zhang Zhanshuo of China.
- Following the race, national team officials announced Kim will not enter the 200m freestyle and will consider withdrawing him from the 800m.
- Despite his injury, Kim aims to compete in the 400m freestyle on Friday, his main event where he won an Olympic bronze medal in 2024.
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(Esports News Tokyo, Japan, Reporter Yoo Jun-sang) Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office), a long-distance swimming sign in Korea, bowed his head. An unexpected variable that appeared during preparations for the tournament made Kim Woo-min frustrated. Kim Woo-min remained in 8th place among 8 athletes in the men's 1500m freestyle final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan on the 2…
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