Unified Korean team wins their first ever gold medal
- 6 years ago
Now the latest from the Asian Games in Indonesia, where the unified South and North Korean canoeing team have won their first ever gold medal.
The South Korean team, separately, has also narrowed the gap with Japan in the medal count, but they're still in third place.
Seo Bo-bin reports.
The unified Korean canoeing team continued its historic run Sunday at the Asian Games by winning a gold medal in the women's 500-meter dragon boat race.
The 12 rowers from South and North, competing against five other teams, finished in 2-minutes and 24-point-788 seconds.
This was, in fact, the first time a unified South and North Korean team has won a gold medal at an international sporting event. And it was the first time the Korean folk song "Arirang" has been played at an awards ceremony.
But Unified Korean teams have been winners before -- 27 years ago, in 1991, the women won the World Table Tennis Championship.
In basketball, the unified Korean women's basketball team is going to the semifinals after beating Thailand on Sunday 106-to-63.
For the semifinals, they'll play Chinese Taipei on Thursday.
In other sports, South Korean climber Sa Sol came first in speed climbing, fourth in bouldering, and third in lead climbing, giving him a total of 12 points -- enough to win her a silver medal.
Her compatriot Kim Ja-in took bronze.
There are still more events scheduled for Sunday -- the men's baseball team will play a preliminary match at 8:30 p.m. Korea time, and there's the women's 100-meter hurdles final at 10:15.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.
The South Korean team, separately, has also narrowed the gap with Japan in the medal count, but they're still in third place.
Seo Bo-bin reports.
The unified Korean canoeing team continued its historic run Sunday at the Asian Games by winning a gold medal in the women's 500-meter dragon boat race.
The 12 rowers from South and North, competing against five other teams, finished in 2-minutes and 24-point-788 seconds.
This was, in fact, the first time a unified South and North Korean team has won a gold medal at an international sporting event. And it was the first time the Korean folk song "Arirang" has been played at an awards ceremony.
But Unified Korean teams have been winners before -- 27 years ago, in 1991, the women won the World Table Tennis Championship.
In basketball, the unified Korean women's basketball team is going to the semifinals after beating Thailand on Sunday 106-to-63.
For the semifinals, they'll play Chinese Taipei on Thursday.
In other sports, South Korean climber Sa Sol came first in speed climbing, fourth in bouldering, and third in lead climbing, giving him a total of 12 points -- enough to win her a silver medal.
Her compatriot Kim Ja-in took bronze.
There are still more events scheduled for Sunday -- the men's baseball team will play a preliminary match at 8:30 p.m. Korea time, and there's the women's 100-meter hurdles final at 10:15.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.