Who are Korea’s flag bearers at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games opening ceremony?

Shin Yu-bin and Kim Dong-yong will serve as Korea’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said they will perform the role at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Saturday.

What events will Shin Yu-bin and Kim Dong-yong compete in at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Shin Yu-bin will enter women’s singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles and the women’s team event. Kim Dong-yong will compete in men’s double sculls and quadruple sculls, and he is considered a medal contender in the latter event.

How large is Korea’s delegation to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Korea will send 1,051 athletes and officials to Nagoya. The team will compete in 41 of the 43 sports at the Asian Games, and the main delegation is scheduled to arrive later Thursday.

Table tennis player, rower to carry nat'l flag at opening ceremony

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Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong will carry Korea’s flag at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games opening ceremony in Nagoya, central Japan, on Saturday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said the main delegation will arrive in Nagoya later Thursday. Korea will field 1,051 athletes and officials in 41 of the 43 sports at the Games.

Key Facts

Shin Yu-bin, 22, will compete in women’s singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles and the women’s team event.
Shin and Lim Jong-hoon are world No. 1 in mixed doubles and won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kim Dong-yong, 35, has represented Korea for 17 years and will race in the men’s double sculls and quadruple sculls.
The KSOC named veteran archer Kim Woo-jin and shooter Lee Bo-na as co-captains of the entire delegation.
Lee Bo-na is 45, the oldest female athlete for Korea at this year’s Asian Games, and won two medals in trap shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 17, 2026 9:59 am KST

Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin, center left, carries the Korean flag at Incheon International Airport, Thursday. Yonhap

Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong will serve as the flag bearers for Korea at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the national Olympic committee announced Thursday.

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said Shin and Kim will do the honors at the ceremony scheduled for Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan.

Shin, 22, will compete in the women's singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the women's team event. She and her partner, Lim Jong-hoon, are world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and are considered a big medal threat in Nagoya. The two combined for bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the 2023 Asian Games, Shin swept up four medals, including gold in the women's doubles.

Kim, 35, has been representing Korea for 17 years. In Nagoya, he will compete in the men's double sculls and the quadruple sculls events, and he is considered a medal contender in the latter one.

The KSOC also named veteran archer Kim Woo-jin and shooter Lee Bo-na as co-captains of the whole delegation.

Kim, 34, is one of the most decorated Korean athletes ever, with five Olympic gold medals, three Asian Games gold medals and 10 world titles.

Lee, 45, is the oldest female athlete for Korea at this year's Asian Games. She won two medals in trap shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics and led Korea to the team gold medal in the women's double trap team event.

Although the opening ceremony is on the weekend, preliminary action is already underway in sports such as football, volleyball and basketball.

The main Korean delegation is scheduled to arrive in Nagoya later Thursday.

The KSOC said Korea will have 1,051 athletes and officials in 41 of the 43 sports at the Asian Games.

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