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Injured swimmer pulls out of 2 races

Summary by The Korea Times
TOKYO — After battling through a shoulder injury in his first two races at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, swimmer Kim Woo-min withdrew from his next two races Wednesday. The Korea Swimming Federation said Kim will not defend his gold medal in the men's 800-meter freestyle event, scheduled for Thursday at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Earlier Wednesday, Kim also pulled out of the men's 200m freestyle heats. After finishing in last place in the 1,500m fre…

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Noh Joo-hwan] Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office), the face of Korean swimming who failed to overcome a shoulder injury, has withdrawn from the men's 800m freestyle, where he had hoped to win a medal. Yonhap News reported that an official from the Korea Swimming Federation stated on the 23rd, "We plan to inform the organizing committee of his decision not to participate in the men's 800m freestyle…

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Kim Woo-min, who shed tears due to a shoulder injury, has ultimately withdrawn from the 800m freestyle at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The Korea Swimming Federation announced on the 23rd, "We plan to inform the organizing committee of his decision not to participate in the men's 800m freestyle once we receive the official medical report regarding Kim Woo-min's shoulder injury."

(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Dae-ho = South Korean swimming star Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office), who jumped into the water with a shoulder injury, will ultimately compete in the men's 800m freestyle...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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