South Korea's Gold medallist Jeong Byeong-hee poses with bronze medallist Choi In-ho, also from South Kotra, during the medal ceremony for the Men's Speed Skating 10000m Point-Elimination Race Asian Games, in the Roller Sports Centre, Hangzhou, China, Sept. 30. Reuters-Yonhap
Korea won its first gold medal from roller skating at the 19th Asian Games in China on Saturday.
Jeong Byeong-hee clocked in 15:39.867 and scored 19 points in the men's 10,000m point-elimination final race at Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou, outpacing Zhang Zhenhai of China by five points.
His compatriot Choi In-ho finished third with 11 points.
This is South Korea's first gold medal from the roller sport at the Hangzhou Asiad.
Korea's Jeong Byeonghee in action during the Men's Speed Skating 10000m Point-Elimination Race Final in the Roller Sports Centre, Hangzhou, China, Sept. 30. Reuters-Yonhap
Earlier in the day, Yu Ga-ram won bronze in the women's 10,000m point-elimination race, earning 14 points after Shih Pei-Yu and Yang Ho-Chen, both from Chinese Taipei, who had 21 and 18 points, respectively.
In point-elimination racing, skaters who pass the line last at each lap are eliminated and the top two skaters are awarded points. The three skaters who earn the most points win medals.
Roller sports made their Asian Games debut in 2010 in Guangzhou but they weren't part of the quadrennial competition in the 2014 Incheon Asiad.
They have returned to the fold since the 2018 competition in Indonesia, and 10 top medals are at stake, with artistic and speed track events competed, in Hangzhou. (Yonhap)
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