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South Korea's Nam Dong-heon wins individual dressage gold at Asian Games, ending 12-year drought

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South Korea's Nam Dong-heon won the individual dressage gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a score of 75.190, securing the country's first title in the event since 2014.
Yu Jiayi of China took silver and Aleksandra Maksakova of Palestine earned bronze.

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Nam Dong-heon had previously won a silver medal in the team dressage event at the same Asian Games.

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By Kim Boram

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Nam Dong-heon won the gold medal in the individual dressage event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, bringing home the country's first Asiad title in the event in 12 years.

Nam scored 75.190 points to finish first in the event's final at Equestrian Park in Tokyo.

Yu Jiayi of China won the silver medal with 75.050 points, while Aleksandra Maksakova of Palestine took bronze with 74.935 points.

Sunday's gold medal marked South Korea's first title in the individual dressage event since the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

Nam also won a silver medal in the team dressage event Friday.

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