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Early celebration costs South Korean team roller-skating gold


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HANGZHOU, China, Oct 2 (Reuters) - South Korean roller-skater Jung Cheol-won was left red-faced at the Asian Games on Monday when an early celebration cost his team a gold medal in the 3,000 metres relay race.

The 27-year-old eased up and raised his arms as he approached the finish, only to be pipped by Taiwan's Huang Yu-Lin on the line.

Taiwan won the gold by 0.01 seconds.

"I made a rather big mistake," said Jung. "I didn't come at full speed to the finish line. I let my guard down too early. I am very sorry."

What he fails to mention is a Gold Medal would have exempted his entire team from the South Korean compulsory 18 months national service 😳

Screenshot_2023-10-03 Early celebration costs South Korean team roller-skating gold.png

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