Three more gold medals for South Korea on Day 4
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On to the latest from the 2018 Asian Games....
Just like the past two days, South Korean athletes added three more golds to the country's medal haul on Day 4.
South Korea still sits in third in the medal standings behind China and Japan.
Won Jung-hwan reports.
Team Korea collected three more gold medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday to bring its overall golden figure to eleven after just four days of competition.
The day's first gold came from women's road cycling.
Na Ah-reum finished the event in a time of two hours, 55 minutes and 47 seconds,... almost a minute-and-a-half ahead of the runner up.
It was South Korea's first road cycling gold at the Asian Games in 16 years.
South Korea continued its golden day in fencing.
The nation defended its title in the women's sabre team event,... beating China 45-to-36.
The world number four ranked team is composed of Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su and Choi Soo-yeon and Hwang Seon-a.
South Korea had set a goal of winning eight gold medals in fencing at this year's Asian Games.
After four days, South Korea tops the medal tally in fencing with four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
The day's final gold for Team Korea was won on the wrestling mat.
Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul beat Xiao Di of China by a point in the men's 97 kilogram final.
Sporting a large bandage on his forehead due to a cut he suffered in the quarterfinals,… the 31-year-old took a one-nil lead through a penalty point, but gave up four points in a row.
Down 4-1 with about two minutes remaining,.. Cho scored four quick points and took the gold.
Cho, who has been a virtual unknown until now, said knowing this would be his last Asian Games, he wanted to make his three-year-old daughter proud of him.
Meanwhile, in West Java, west of Jakarta, South Korea won two medals in paragliding, which is making its Asian Games debut.
In the team accuracy event, where athletes are awarded points based on their proximity to the designated landing spot, the men's team won silver and the women's team picked up bronze.
South Korea, which is aiming for a second place finish for the sixth consecutive Asian Games, needs to narrow the gap with Japan,... which has nine more gold medals than Team Korea.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.
Just like the past two days, South Korean athletes added three more golds to the country's medal haul on Day 4.
South Korea still sits in third in the medal standings behind China and Japan.
Won Jung-hwan reports.
Team Korea collected three more gold medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday to bring its overall golden figure to eleven after just four days of competition.
The day's first gold came from women's road cycling.
Na Ah-reum finished the event in a time of two hours, 55 minutes and 47 seconds,... almost a minute-and-a-half ahead of the runner up.
It was South Korea's first road cycling gold at the Asian Games in 16 years.
South Korea continued its golden day in fencing.
The nation defended its title in the women's sabre team event,... beating China 45-to-36.
The world number four ranked team is composed of Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su and Choi Soo-yeon and Hwang Seon-a.
South Korea had set a goal of winning eight gold medals in fencing at this year's Asian Games.
After four days, South Korea tops the medal tally in fencing with four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
The day's final gold for Team Korea was won on the wrestling mat.
Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul beat Xiao Di of China by a point in the men's 97 kilogram final.
Sporting a large bandage on his forehead due to a cut he suffered in the quarterfinals,… the 31-year-old took a one-nil lead through a penalty point, but gave up four points in a row.
Down 4-1 with about two minutes remaining,.. Cho scored four quick points and took the gold.
Cho, who has been a virtual unknown until now, said knowing this would be his last Asian Games, he wanted to make his three-year-old daughter proud of him.
Meanwhile, in West Java, west of Jakarta, South Korea won two medals in paragliding, which is making its Asian Games debut.
In the team accuracy event, where athletes are awarded points based on their proximity to the designated landing spot, the men's team won silver and the women's team picked up bronze.
South Korea, which is aiming for a second place finish for the sixth consecutive Asian Games, needs to narrow the gap with Japan,... which has nine more gold medals than Team Korea.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.