South Korea wins first medal at Asian Games with bronze in women's cycling time trial
Quick Look
- South Korea's Shin Ji-eun won bronze in the women's individual time trial at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sept.
- 20, finishing with a time of 36:56.14.
- Gold went to Kazakhstan's Rinata Sultanova and silver to China's Zhang Hao.
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Why It Matters
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games began with an opening ceremony the night before Sept. 20, with South Korea aiming for around 45 gold medals by the conclusion on Oct. 4.
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun grabbed bronze in the women's individual time trial event.
Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course in Shinshiro, some 60 kilometers east of the main host city, Nagoya.
Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan claimed the gold medal in 36:23.72, and Zhang Hao of China won silver in 36:28.40.
Sunday is the first day of the medal race following the opening ceremony from the previous night.
South Korea is targeting around 45 gold medals at this year's Asiad, which will conclude Oct. 4.
Open Questions
- What is Shin Ji-eun's age or background?
- How many total medals is South Korea expected to win?
- What other events are scheduled for the opening days of the Games?
