South Korean wushu star Lee Ha-sung (Chungbuk Development Corporation) returned to the Asian Games podium for the first time in 12 years.
On September 23, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held in Japan, Lee secured a silver medal in the men's taolu (performance) event, achieving a total score of 19.406. China's Gao Xiaobin won the gold medal with a score of 19.582.
The competition was intense until the end. Lee started strong in the morning with a score of 9.706 in the taolu event, placing him in second. He added 9.700 points in the afternoon's gunshu (staff) event, bringing his final score to 19.406.
Clement Su Wei Ting from Malaysia finished in third place with a score of 19.403, just 0.003 points behind Lee, who managed to hold onto his silver medal. Gao Xiaobin topped both the taolu and gunshu events with the highest scores.
This marks Lee's first Asian Games medal since the 2014 Incheon Games, where he won gold in changquan, providing the South Korean team with its first gold medal of the tournament. At the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, he finished 12th in the same event, making this his return to the Asian Games stage after an eight-year hiatus.
This time, Lee switched from changquan to taolu and gunshu, earning another medal. Overcoming a long break, he completed his second Asian Games medal.
Earlier in the competition, South Korea's An Hyun-ki won a bronze medal in men's taijiquan and taijijian, contributing to the team's total of one silver and one bronze medal in wushu at this tournament.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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