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Three more gold medals for South Korea on Day 4

2018-08-23 24 Dailymotion

Let's give you the latest from Jakarta and Palembang -- the host cities for the 2018 Asian Games.<br />Just like the previous two days, South Korean athletes added three more golds to the country's medal haul on Day 4. <br />South Korea still sits in third in the medal standings behind China and Japan.<br />Won Jung-hwan reports.<br /> <br /> 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.<br />The day's first gold came from women's road cycling.<br /> 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. <br />It was South Korea's first road cycling gold at the Asian Games in 16 years.<br /><br /> South Korea continued its golden day in fencing.<br />The nation defended its title in the women's sabre team event,... beating China 45-to-36.<br />The world number four ranked team is composed of Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su and Choi Soo-yeon and Hwang Seon-a. <br />South Korea had set a goal of winning eight gold medals in fencing at this year's Asian Games. <br />After four days, South Korea tops the medal tally in fencing with four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.<br /><br /> The day's final gold for Team Korea was won on the wrestling mat. <br />Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul beat Xiao Di of China by a point in the men's 97 kilogram final.<br />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.<br />Down 4-1 with about two minutes remaining,.. Cho scored four quick points and took the gold. <br />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. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, in West Java, west of Jakarta, South Korea won two medals in paragliding, which is making its Asian Games debut.<br />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. <br /> 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. <br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />

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