- S.Korea Wins More Gold in Shooting at Guangzhou Games
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South Korea has added three gold medals in shooting at the Guangzhou Asian Games.
On the seventh day of the sporting event, Park Byeong-taek scored 586 in the men’s 25-meter center fire pistol event to win the gold medal over Liu Yadong of China, who put up a final score of 585.
The team of Han Jin-Seop, Kim Jong-hyeon, and Lee Hyeon-tae won the men’s 50-meter rifle three positions team event. Han also won the singles gold in the same event, his third gold medal of the Games.
Kim Ga-yeong has secured at least a silver-medal finish after advancing to the finals in the women’s eight-ball pool singles.
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan is aiming to win his fourth gold medal of this year’s Games during the men’s 15-hundred meter freestyle on Thursday. If he wins, he will be the first Korean swimmer to win four golds in an international swimming meet.
Choe Hye-ra and Nam Yu-seon advanced to the finals in the women’s 200-meter individual medley.
South Korea is currently ranked second after China with 32 gold, 25 silver and 36 bronze medals.
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 |