[Asian Games] It Was Close but Well Fought... Diving Kim Suji & Wrestling Kim Hyunwoo

On the 2nd, Kim Suji performed in the women's 1m springboard diving final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Olympic Sports Center Swimming Pool in Hangzhou, China. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Kim Su-ji (25, Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) narrowly missed out on a medal in the women's 3m springboard diving event at the Asian Games.

On the 4th, Kim Su-ji finished 4th with a total score of 288.85 points from rounds 1 to 5 in the women's 3m springboard diving final held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Swimming Pool in Zhejiang Province, China, during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Expectations were high for Kim Su-ji to become the first Korean to win a medal in this event, but she unfortunately placed 4th.

Park Ha-reum (25, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall), who also competed alongside Kim Su-ji, finished 7th with 243.90 points.

Since the women's 3m springboard diving event became an official competition at the 1954 Manila Games, no Korean athlete has yet won a medal in this category.

On the 4th, at the Lin'an Sports Culture Exhibition Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, during the 1st round round of 16 in the men's Greco-Roman 77kg wrestling event at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, South Korea's Kim Hyun-woo is shown expressing regret after losing to Iran's Amin Kabiyaninejad. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Kim Hyun-woo (34, Samsung Life Insurance), a leading figure in Korean wrestling, lost 3-5 to China's Liu Rui in the men's Greco-Roman 77kg bronze medal match held at the Lin'an Sports Culture Exhibition Center.

On the same day, Kim Hyun-woo was defeated 3-9 by Iran's Amin Kavyani Nejad in the round of 16 first round, but since Amin advanced to the final, Kim earned a chance to compete in the repechage.

He won 6-3 against Dilshod Omongeldiyev (Uzbekistan) in the first round of the repechage, keeping his hopes for a bronze medal alive, but ultimately fell short at the final hurdle.

Kim Hyun-woo won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This tournament marked his last Asian Games.

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