- Swimmer Park Aiming for 3rd Gold at Guangzhou Games
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Swimmer Park Tae-hwan will seek out his third gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday when he competes in the men's 100-meter freestyle event.
Park earlier grabbed the gold in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle events in this year’s Games.
When adding the gold medals he won during the previous Asian Games in Doha, Park has won a total of five gold medals in the sporting event.
Also on Wednesday, South Korea will set its sights on gold in taekwondo. Gold-medal matches will be held in the women’s under-46 kilogram division as well as the men’s under-74 kilogram and under-87 kilogram divisions.
South Korea will also aim to grab medals in artistic gymnastics, shooting and cycling on Wednesday.
The men’s volleyball team will compete against Kazakhstan in a preliminary match, while the men’s basketball team will face Jordan in the preliminary round.
Medal Count
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Medal Count
Ranking |
Country |
|
|
|
1 |
CHN |
199 |
119 |
98 |
2 |
KOR |
76 |
65 |
91 |
3 |
JPN |
48 |
74 |
94 |
4 |
IRI |
20 |
14 |
25 |
5 |
KAZ |
18 |
23 |
38 |
2 |
KOR |
76 |
65 |
91 |