(Asian Games) N. Korea gets 1st medal from wrestling
JAKARTA, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea won its first medal at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday.
Freestyle wrestler Kang Kum-song finished second in the men's 57 kilogram division to give North Korea its first medal at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
Kang, 20, lost to Bekhbayar Erdenebat of Mongolia 8-2 in the final to settle for silver. Trailing 1-0 with 3:50 remaining, he lost five points to Erdenebat and failed to recover the deficit.
Kang was supported by Kim Il-guk, North Korea's sports minister, and Won Kil-u, chef de mission of the North Korean delegation, at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta.
North Korean freestyle wrestler Kang Kum-song (R) competes against Bekhbayar Erdenebat of Mongolia in the men's 57 kilogram division final at the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta on Aug. 19, 2018. (Yonhap)
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