Jang Sang-won added a silver medal in the men's kayak single 500m event.
On September 26, at the canoe sprint venue on Lake Miyoshi in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Jang recorded a time of 1:44.433 to finish second in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Jang started strong, completing the first 250m in the fastest time among competitors at 48.77 seconds. However, he was overtaken in the final 250m by Uzbekistan's Shahriyor Mahkamov, who finished with a time of 1:43.642. The bronze medal went to Kazakhstan's Dmitry Holmogorov, who finished just 0.02 seconds behind Jang with a time of 1:44.453.
Earlier, on September 23, Jang teamed up with Jo Kwang-hee, Kim Hyo-bin, and Choi Min-kyu to win South Korea's first-ever gold medal in the canoe sprint kayak four-person 500m event, marking his second podium appearance at this competition.
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