Korean cyclists take bronze in men's team pursuit
![Korea's Jang Hun, Kim Hyeon-seok, Min Kyeong-ho and Shin Dong-in compete in the men's team pursuit qualifying of the cycling track event during the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday. [AFP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/09/28/a4f39631-33bb-4b1d-806a-275de1d86e2f.jpg)
Korea's Jang Hun, Kim Hyeon-seok, Min Kyeong-ho and Shin Dong-in compete in the men's team pursuit qualifying of the cycling track event during the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday. [AFP/YONHAP]
Korean cyclists took bronze in the men’s team pursuit contest at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday
The four-man team of Jang Hun, Kim Hyeon-seok, Min Kyeong-ho and Shin Dong-in edged out Hong Kong by seven seconds to secure a podium finish.
The Korean team finished with a time of three minutes and 58 seconds, averaging a speed of 60.35 kilometers per hour in the bronze medal round. Hong Kong ended the race with a time of four minutes and five seconds with an average speed of 58.65 kilometers per hour.
Japan took gold and China, silver.
Team pursuit is a cycling event that takes place on an indoor track. Cyclists ride in a team, and the winner is decided when the third rider crosses the finish line.
The Korean team’s third-place finish marks Korea’s second cycling medal at this year’s Asiad, following a silver medal by the Korean women’s cycling track team in the sprint final on Tuesday.
Korea won the cycling men’s team pursuit contest at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia when it bagged an Asian record and Games record but Japan’s gold-medal finish of 3:52.757 on Wednesday knocked Korea off the record table
BY MARY YANG [mary.yang@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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