World Championships Relay 800m Preliminary 7:06:93, 6th place overall 'Final'
The Korean swimming team, which is challenging for the first ever relay medal at the World Aquatics Championships, announced a strong start with a 'Korean record'.
Hwang Seon-woo (20) - Kim Woo-min (21) - Yang Jae-hoon (25, Gangwon Provincial Office) - Lee Ho-jun (22, Daegu Metropolitan City) teamed up for the 온라인카지노 Korean men's relay team at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships held at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall, Fukuoka, Japan on the 28th. He set a new Korean record of 7:06:82 in the men's relay 800m preliminary round.
It succeeded in shortening the previous Korean record of 7:06.93, set in the final of last year’s Budapest event (6th place), by 0.11 seconds.
They will challenge to win medals in the finals held at 9:40 pm on this day.
Hwang Seon-woo, who came to the joint coverage area after the relay race preliminaries, said, "I am very grateful to my teammates for advancing to the final with such good results.
In the evening, we will strengthen our teamwork and show a good image."
Lee Ho-joon, who was the 4th swimmer, also said, "Everyone runs a lot, and Yang Jae-hoon (who came as a relay swimmer) must have been more burdened because it was his first race. revealed
Yang Jae-hoon, who did not participate in the individual event of this tournament, said, "I set a Korean record with good records from the preliminary round.
In the finals , I will refine it little by little and show you a good record.”
Kim Woo-min, who faithfully played the role of runner-up 2, promised, “Since I set a new Korean record with good teammates, I will show a better image by working together.”
Australia, showing off its best condition in this competition, took first place with a time of 7:04:37, followed by the United States (7:06:07), Italy (7:06:12), England (7:06:20), and France (7:06:20). 7 minutes 06 seconds 40) followed.
China, which was expected to compete with us for the bronze medal, was eliminated in 11th place with a poor performance of 7:09:99, and Japan also packed up with a time of 7:08:70 (9th).
Korea is the only Asian country to compete in the 800m relay final.
In response to China's elimination of the gold medal in the relay race in the Hangzhou Asian Games , Hwang Seon-woo said, "If you look at the teams that went to the relay finals now,
Their record is 1 second faster than in the last competition. It is a country that will continue to compete.
We will not be vigilant and work together with the members in the finals to reduce the record."