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Hyunmi Park lost her eyesight in a bicycle accident 10 years ago, but pedaled again and reached the top of the Asian stage. Cyclists for the visually impaired use a tandem, a two-seater bicycle, with a non-disabled pilot.
Cyclist Park Hyun-mi (41, Gyeonggi Province Disabled Cycling Federation), who has twin sons, stood at the top for two days in a row at her first Asian Para Games.
He won his first gold medal the previous day by setting a new competition record, and this time he won his second gold medal with a comeback win by 0.095 seconds.
Park Hyun-mi and pilot Kim Chae-yeon (22, Gyeonggi Province Disabled Cycling Federation) won the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games (Asian Para Games) cycle track women's 1,000m solo (sport grade B) final with a time of 1 minute, 10.642 seconds held at the Izu Velodrome, Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on the 20th.
The rankings were reversed in the last 250m.
The two athletes, who were 0.662 seconds behind Thailand's Watcharobon Boonmarut and Pannaray Lassi in the cumulative record up to the 750m mark, were 0.095 seconds ahead of the final record by turning the race around in the last section.
The day before, she set a new competition record of 5 minutes 01.936 seconds in the women's 4,000m individual pursuit, and added another gold medal.
After the race the previous day, Park Hyun-mi said, “As I am a track professional, my next goal is to win the gold medal in the 1,000m solo,” and she realized that promise the next day.
Blind cyclists ride tandem bicycles, which are two-seat bicycles.
When Kim Chae-yeon, a non-disabled pilot sitting in the front seat, holds the steering wheel and leads the car, Hyun-mi Park in the back seat also pedals to accelerate.
The two athletes who combine their strength and breath on one bike will also receive a medal.
For Hyun-mi Park, this win is the valuable result of her renewed relationship with bicycles.
After losing his eyesight in a bicycle accident 10 years ago, he started pedaling again and climbed to the top of the Asian stage.
Park Hyun-mi, who is also a mother raising twin sons, joined forces with Kim Chae-yeon, who is 19 years younger than her, to stand on the highest podium twice in two days.
The words that Park Hyun-mi keeps in mind are ‘I did it today too’ and ‘Mom is strong! ‘Ride without regrets!’
The two athletes, who won two gold medals at the first Asian Para Games, are now aiming for another gold medal in the road event.
He will compete in the individual road solo race on the 21st and the road race on the 23rd at the Izu Cycle Sports Center's road course and challenge for three or more wins.
Meanwhile, Jae-seop Jeong (49, Gyeongsangnam-do Disabled Cycling Federation) won a bronze medal in the men's track 4,000m individual pursuit (sport grade C5) on this day.
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Park Hyun-mi and Kim Chae-yeon are scheduled to compete in the individual road solo on the 21st and the road race on the 23rd.
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