Kim Jun-Woo Shares Silver Medal in Men's 800m Freestyle Swimming
Kim Jun-woo earned his first individual medal as Zhang Zhanshuo set an Asian Games record and Kaito Tabuchi matched him to the hundredth of a second.
- On Thursday, Kim Jun-woo of South Korea won a joint silver medal in the men's 800-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, finishing with a time of 7:43.86.
- Defending gold medalist Kim Woo-min withdrew from the 800-meter race due to a partially torn labrum and rotator cuff he revealed after finishing last in Tuesday's 1,500-meter freestyle.
- Kim and Japan's Kaito Tabuchi tied at 7:43.86, while China's Zhang Zhanshuo won gold with an Asian Games record of 7:42.49.
- The men's 4x100-meter relay team of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Ji-hun, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom finished 1.09 seconds behind China, earning silver for South Korea.
- Reflecting on his Asian Games debut, 19-year-old Kim Jun-woo said, "Since this was my first major international competition, I came in with a focus on my time, rather than my placement.
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“It is a relief if I can at least somewhat ease Woo-min hyung’s disappointment like this.” The youngest perfectly filled the void left by his older brother. Kim Jun-woo (19), a promising middle-to-long distance swimmer for Korea, set a new Korean record in the men’s 800m freestyle at the Asian Games and won a joint silver medal. On the 24th, Kim Jun-woo [at Japan]
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