(Asiad) Young swimmer soars to gold; baseball team opens title quest with win

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By Yoo Jee-ho and Kim Boram

NAGOYA/TOKYO, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Swimmers did some heavy lifting for South Korea in the medal competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, as they collected five medals, including the first gold from the pool.

Kim Young-beom struck gold in the men's 50-meter freestyle final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, serving as the swimming host during the Asiad. The 20-year-old set an Asian Games record time of 21.66 seconds, improving his own record set earlier Monday during the heats by 0.05 second.

Kim Young-beom of South Korea celebrates after winning gold in the men's 50-meter freestyle swimming event at the Asian Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)

Ji Yu-chan, the 2023 Asiad champion and the former Asian Games record holder, got the bronze this time in 21.94 seconds.

Earlier in the day, South Korea won bronze medals in both the men's and women's 50m backstroke events -- Yoon Ji-hwan in the former and Kim Seung-won in the latter. Both are competing in their first Asian Games.

The men's 4x200m freestyle relay team also won bronze, unable to repeat as the Asian Games champions. The quartet of Kim Jun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Lee Ho-joon and Hwang Sun-woo finished in 7:06.76, 6.59 seconds behind the champion China, which broke its own Asian record with 7:00.17.

Kim Young-beom's gold was the only one for South Korea on Monday. The country now has five gold medals after two days, good for third place behind China (23 gold medals) and Japan (eight).

Players for South Korea (in red) and North Korea high-five each other after playing to a 1-1 draw in their Group F match in the women's football tournament at the Asian Games at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)

Also on Monday, an inter-Korean showdown in women's football ended in a 1-1 draw.

Chae Un-yong put North Korea on the board at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, east of Nagoya, in the 35th minute, and Yun Su-jeong had the equalizer for South Korea a minute into the second half.

Both teams had already secured their quarterfinal berths before Monday's showdown, and they battled for the top seed in Group F.

They both finished with seven points, but North Korea won the group thanks to their +18 to +11 edge in goal difference.

Earlier Monday, Lee Bo-mi won bronze in the women's modern -54kg event in the mixed martial arts, which made its Asian Games debut here.

Lee lost in the semifinals to Diana Pogosian of Bahrain 3-0. Since there are no bronze medal bouts, Lee was awarded a bronze medal following her loss.

South Korean starter Gwak Been pitches against Chinese Taipei during the teams' Group B game at the Asian Games at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Baseball Stadium in Okazaki, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)

In shooting, South Korea picked up bronze in the men's 10-meter air rifle team event.

Park Ha-jun, Shin Min-ki and Gwon Hyeop-jun scored a combined 1,884.2 points in their individual qualification round, helping South Korea finish third in the team standings.

South Korea won its first medal in wushu, where An Hyeon-gi took bronze in the men's taijiquan and taijijian event with 19.429 points out of a possible 20.

South Korea also collected its third medal in soft tennis in Nagoya, with Kim Yeon-hwa and Park Jae-kyu winning bronze in the mixed doubles.

They lost to Toshiki Uematsu and Rena Temma of Japan 5-1 in the best-of-nine match in the semifinals. With no bronze medal match, all semifinal losers in soft tennis receive bronze medals.

The baseball team defeated Chinese Taipei 5-0 to open its quest for a fifth consecutive gold medal, with starter Gwak Been tossing six no-hit innings and striking out 10.

The women's volleyball team, however, lost to Japan in straight sets in the semifinals and will take on Thailand in the bronze medal contest Tuesday.

Shin Min-ki, Park Ha-jun and Gwon Hyeop-jun of South Korea (L to R) pose with their bronze medals won in the men's 10-meter air rifle shooting team event at the Asian Games at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)

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名古屋/东京，9月21日（韩联社）——周一，在爱知-名古屋亚运会的奖牌争夺战中，韩国游泳运动员表现出色，共获得五枚奖牌，其中包括泳池项目的第一枚金牌。

在东京游泳中心举行的亚运会男子50米自由泳决赛中，金永范夺得金牌。作为本届亚运会游泳项目的东道主，这位20岁的选手以21.66秒的成绩打破了亚运会纪录，比他周一早些时候在预赛中创造的纪录提高了0.05秒。

2026年9月21日，韩国选手金永范在东京亚运会男子50米自由泳比赛中获得金牌后庆祝。（韩联社）

2023 年亚运会冠军、前亚运会纪录保持者池裕灿这次以 21.94 秒的成绩获得铜牌。

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男子4x200米自由泳接力队也获得铜牌，未能卫冕亚运会冠军。金俊宇、金宇民、李浩俊和黄善宇组成的这支队伍以7分06秒76的成绩完赛，落后冠军中国队6.59秒。中国队以7分00秒17的成绩打破了自己保持的亚洲纪录。

金永范的金牌是韩国周一获得的唯一一枚金牌。两天过后，韩国共获得五枚金牌，位列奖牌榜第三，排在中国（23枚金牌）和日本（8枚金牌）之后。

2026年9月21日，在日本袋井静冈体育场举行的亚运会女子足球比赛F组比赛中，韩国（身穿红色球衣）和朝鲜球员在比赛结束后击掌庆祝，最终双方1-1战平。（韩联社）

同样在周一，一场韩韩女子足球对抗赛以1-1平局告终。

在名古屋以东袋井的静冈体育场，蔡云容在第35分钟为朝鲜队首开纪录，而韩国队在下半场开场一分钟后由尹秀晶扳平比分。

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韩国在武术比赛中获得了第一枚奖牌，安贤基在男子太极拳和太极剑比赛中获得铜牌，得分为 19.429 分（满分 20 分）。

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棒球队以 5-0 战胜中华台北队，开启了冲击五连冠的征程。先发投手郭炳江投出 6 局无安打，并送出 10 次三振。

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2026年9月21日，在日本丰田市爱知县综合射击场举行的亚运会男子10米气步枪团体赛中，韩国选手申民基、朴河俊和权协俊（从左至右）手持铜牌合影。（韩联社）

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