(Asiad) Yoon Ji-hwan wins bronze in men's 50m backstroke swimming
TOKYO, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Ji-hwan won bronze in the men's 50-meter backstroke swimming event at the Asian Games on Monday, his first medal at the quadrennial event in his debut.
Yoon, 20, clocked 24.54 seconds for bronze at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the Japanese capital. Xu Jiayu of China captured the gold medal with a new Asian Games record time of 24.04 seconds, beating his compatriot, Wang Zicheng, by 0.45 second.
This was the fourth swimming medal for South Korea at this year's Asian Games.
Yoon Ji-hwan of South Korea prepares for the start of the men's 50-meter backstroke heat at the Asian Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)
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