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| Hwang Sun-woo answering the audience |
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Hwang Sun-woo (22, Gangwon Provincial Office) also set new Korean records in the 200m individual medley and 400m relay.
Hwang Sun-woo was the first to hit the touchpad with a time of 1:57.66 in the final of the men's 200m individual medley at the 106th National Sports Festival (National Sports Festival) held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 21st.
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| Hwang Sun-woo to set a new Korean record |
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On the previous day, he broke Sun Yang's record of 1:43.92 in the 200m freestyle, breaking Sun Yang's record for the first time in eight years, continuing his momentum to set an Asian new record in the individual medley 'ultimate event'. After running the first 50m butterfly section with a time of 25.11, he passed the backstroke section with a time of 31.17 seconds and the breaststroke section with a time of 33.95 seconds, and finished the last 50m freestyle section with a time of 27.43 seconds. He broke his 18-year-old Korean record by 0.38 seconds this year, when he challenged again for the first time in four years, breaking his own Korean record of 1:58.04 set at the 102nd National Sports Festival in 2021, when he was a senior at Seoul Sports High School.
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| Gold medal-winning Gangwon Provincial Government players are taking commemorative photos. From left, Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Yang Jae-hoon, and Kim Young-beom. |
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Immediately after winning his third gold medal in the men's 800m relay and 200m freestyle on the 19th, Hwang also showed off another brilliant spurt in the 400m relay with his teammates at Kangwon National University. He shot 47.62 seconds as the first Englishman, followed by the second Englishman Kim Woo-min's 48.78 seconds and the third Englishman Yang Jae-hoon's 48.24 seconds, followed by Kim Young-beom's 46.88 seconds, advancing the Korean record of 3:11.52 with Ji Yoo-chan, Lee Ho-joon and Kim Ji-hoon at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games by 1:44.
In the fall of 2025, Hwang Sun-woo's competition in Busan is dazzling. On this day alone, he swept two gold medals in the individual and team events 'Korean New Record' and won four gold medals. In four races, he showed off his best skills by writing one Asian record, two Korean records and one tournament record.
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| Hwang Sun-woo, who won the gold medal in the National Sports Festival |
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Immediately after winning four gold medals, Hwang Sun-woo said through All That Sports, a management company, "It was a really good day because I set two Korean records today. There were difficult times, but I thought a lot about how to shorten the record while looking back on the cause. I feel good because these efforts shine." "It is a competition that gives you great confidence and courage in preparing for the LA Olympics by setting new Asian records and two Korean records. Based on the process of preparing for this event, I want to prepare well for the remaining major championships and show good performances." Hwang Sun-woo, a leading MVP candidate, will try to win five gold medals for the third consecutive time in the 400-meter medley relay event on the 23rd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
