The South Korean modern pentathlon team won the overall championship at the Asian Championships.

       The South Korean modern pentathlon team, 15 years later, won the Asian Championships held in their home country.
        Lee Woo-jin and Park Jia-yang scored a total of 1,341 points in swimming, fencing, obstacle course and laser running (athletics + shooting), and defeated the Kazakhstan team with 1,338 points in the World Championships mixed medley relay. Asian Championship 2024. 15th, Hwaseong Sports Town, Gyeonggi-do.
        This competition is of great importance for South Korea. This is the first international modern pentathlon competition to be held in Seoul in 15 years, following the Korea Open and the 2009 Asian Championships in Seoul.
        In such a significant competition, the Korean team won 8 gold and 4 silver medals, including the above-mentioned gold medals for Lee Woo Jin and Park Ga Young, which was the best result among the participating countries. This is all the more valuable as it was achieved when Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Chung Shuntae and other key national team players were unable to take part due to their participation in the International World Championships of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM). cup.
        Firstly, Kim Yu Bin and Shin Soo Min won the individual championship in the men’s and women’s all-around, respectively. The South Korean team won gold medals in the men’s and women’s team competitions, as well as in the overall mixed relay.
        In addition, Kim Kyung-hwan and Kim Yuri took second place in the individual all-around among men and women, respectively. In the U-19 category, Yang Yusheng took first place in the men’s individual competition and added a gold medal each in the men’s and women’s team competition. Bae Junsu and Lee Gayoung also contributed to the Korean team’s performance, winning silver medals in the men’s and women’s U19 individual events, respectively.
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