S. Korea's Choi Ji-Un Wins Gold in Boy's Dinghy Sailing
The 15-year-old became South Korea’s youngest gold medalist as he finished first in the final and won the nation’s first sailing gold.
- On Friday, South Korean sailor Ha Jee-min won the men's dinghy gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, finishing first at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor in Gamagori, Japan, 50 kilometers from Nagoya.
- This victory marks Jee-min's fourth Asian Games gold medal in the event, following titles in 2010, 2014, and 2018, plus a silver finish at the 2022 edition.
- Halliday Nicholas Bezy of Hong Kong secured silver, while Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy of Malaysia took bronze. Jee-min scored nine points without penalty in the final races.
- South Korean teenager Choi Ji-un claimed gold in the boy's dinghy event on Saturday at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor, becoming the youngest gold medalist in the country's delegation at age 15.
- These achievements mark South Korea's first sailing gold medals at the ongoing competition. The top 10 sailors advanced to the final series after nine qualifying races.
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(Gamagori, Japan = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = Ha Ji-min (37, Haeundae-gu Office), the 'living legend' of Korean yachting, [competed] for the 4th... at his 5th Asian Games stage
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Ha Ji-min, the 37-year-old "living legend" of South Korean yachting, has won his fourth gold medal at the Asian Games. On the 2nd, at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games sailing men's single dinghy final held at Haeyang Yacht Harbor in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, Ha Ji-min scored a final score of 9 points, beating Nicholas Beji Holliday (Hong Kong, 11 points) to claim the top spot. Ha Ji-min has won medals in all five Asian Games he has parti…
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