Key facts
- Seong Seung-min won South Korea's first gold medal at the Asian Games.
- Shin Ji-eun won South Korea's first medal, a bronze in the women's individual time trial.
- Shin finished the time trial with a time of 36:56.14.
- Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan won gold and Zhang Hao of China won silver in the women's individual time trial.
Seong Seung-min secured South Korea's first gold medal at the 20th Asian Games on Sunday, ending China's dominance in the modern pentathlon event. The achievement followed Shin Ji-eun's earlier bronze medal win in the women's individual time trial cycling event, which marked South Korea's first medal of the Games.
Shin finished the cycling time trial with a time of 36:56.14 at the Shinshiro Cycling Road Course. Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan took the gold medal with a time of 36:23.72, and Zhang Hao of China secured the silver medal in 36:28.40. Shin expressed gratitude for her performance, noting her dedicated preparation for the competition.
South Korea is aiming for approximately 45 gold medals at the Asiad, which will conclude on October 4. Shin, 24, had previously shown strong form at the Asian Road Cycling Championships and Asian Track Cycling Championships.