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Asian Games S. Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun wins gold in women's balance beam at Asian Games

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By Yonhap
  • Published Sep 25, 2026 5:07 pm KST
  • Updated Sep 25, 2026 5:29 pm KST
South Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun performs during the women's balance beam final of artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Japan, Sept. 25. Reuters-Yonhap

South Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun performs during the women's balance beam final of artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Japan, Sept. 25. Reuters-Yonhap

NAGOYA, South Korea, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) — South Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun won the gold medal in the women's balance beam event in artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, bringing in the country's second title in the sport.

Hwang scored 14.700 points in the women's balance beam final, beating Qiu Qiyuan of China, who earned 14.566 points, at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.

Mana Okamura of Japan won bronze with 14.300 points.