South Korean swimmer Ji Yu-chan soared to a shock gold medal in the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the Asian Games here Monday.
Ji won his first career Asiad gold with an Asian Games record time of 21.72 seconds at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena in Hangzhou.
He beat out Ho Ian Yentou of Hong Kong by 0.15 second. The reigning 100m freestyle champion, Pan Zhanle of China, took the bronze in 21.92 seconds.
Ji’s was South Korea’s first swimming gold medal in Hangzhou.
 
Source: Yonhap News Agency