Lee Joo-ho secured a bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind Japan's Hidekazu Takehara.
On September 20, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Lee clocked a time of 53.94 seconds to take third place.
The gold medal was won by China's Xu Jiayu, who set a new tournament record of 51.98 seconds, marking his third consecutive victory in this event. Takehara finished second with a time of 53.93 seconds.
Earlier in the day, Lee qualified for the finals with a time of 54.43 seconds, ranking third among 30 competitors in the preliminaries.
This marks Lee's third consecutive bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke at the Asian Games. He previously won bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games with a time of 54.52 seconds and again at the 2023 Hangzhou Games with a time of 53.54 seconds, where he also earned a silver medal in the 200m backstroke.
Meanwhile, fellow competitor Yoon Ji-hwan finished ninth in the final with a time of 55.29 seconds.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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