The first national anthem echoed in Nagoya! Modern pentathlon ironwoman Sung Seung-min secured Korea's first gold... 女 Historic first-place victory 'a great achievement' [Aichi Nagoya AG]

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The first gold medal for the South Korean delegation at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from modern pentathlon. The star of Korean women's modern pentathlon, Sung Seung-min (23, Korea National University of Physical Education), is the one who made it happen.

On the 20th, Sung Seung-min won a gold medal at the final of the women's individual event in modern pentathlon held at Anjo Sports Park in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Despite an exhausting schedule covering all five disciplines—fencing, swimming, obstacle racing, and laser run (athletics + shooting)—Sung Seung-min displayed overwhelming skill, becoming the first gold medalist for the entire South Korean delegation at this tournament.

Most significantly, she set a new milestone in the history of Korean modern pentathlon. Sung Seung-min is the first Korean athlete to win the women's individual event in modern pentathlon at the Asian Games.

In this event, which has been held five times up to the previous Hangzhou Games, Korea's best historical result was a silver medal. Starting with Yang Soo-jin at the 2014 Incheon Games, followed by Kim Se-hee at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games and Kim Sun-woo at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, all had to settle for runner-up positions in heartbreaking fashion, but Sung Seung-min finally quenched her long-awaited thirst for gold.

Sung Seung-min had already written new history as the first Asian female athlete to medal (win a bronze) in modern pentathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Having made history in Paris as Asia's first, she once again proved herself as the undisputed strongest competitor in Asia by firing off celebratory gold cannons at this Asian Games.

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