Korean artistic swimmers finish 13th in duet at Paris Olympics

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Korean artistic swimmers finish 13th in duet at Paris Olympics

Published: 11 Aug. 2024, 04:52 Updated: 11 Aug. 2024, 14:07

PAIK JI-HWAN
paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr

Korea's Hur Yoon-seo and Lee Ri-young compete in the duet free routine of the artistic swimming event during the Paris Olympics at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis on Saturday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korean artistic swimmers Hur Yoon-seo and Lee Ri-young finished 13th in duet at the Paris Olympics Saturday with a total score of 455.3167.

The duo scored 227.5667 in the technical routine and 227.75 in the free routine at Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, France, failing to win Korea’s first Olympic medal in artistic swimming.

Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi of China won a gold medal with a total score of 566.4783. Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe of Great Britain secured silver with 558.5367, while Bregje de Brouwer and Noortje de Brouwer of the Netherlands took bronze after 558.3963.

Saturday’s event wraps up the artistic swimming schedule at this year’s Games, which end on Sunday.

BY PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]