Cho Sung-jae falls short in men’s 200-meter breaststroke semifinals

Olympic Sports

Cho Sung-jae falls short in men’s 200-meter breaststroke semifinals

Published: 31 Jul. 2024, 05:23

JIM BULLEY
jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr

Korea's Cho Sung-jae competes in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Korea’s Cho Sung-jae failed to reach the final of the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, slipping behind in a close semifinal despite leading the pack in the earlier qualifiers.

Cho finished in seventh place at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, finishing with a time of 2:10.03 after slipping back from fourth at the halfway mark.

Reigning world champion Qin Haiyang of China also failed to make the cut, as did long-time favorite Erik Perrson of Sweden.

Cho was the second Korean swimmer to fall short in the pool on Tuesday, after Kim Min-seop also missed the cut in the men’s 200-meter butterfly final.

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]