Kim Min-young (23) won two gold medals in biathlon at the 20th National Paralympic Winter Games.
Kim Min-young competed with guide Kwak Han-sol (22) in the men’s biathlon mid-distance 7.5km visual competition held at Alpensia Biathlon Stadium in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do on the 11th and recorded 26 minutes 48 seconds 90, beating Choi Bo-gyu (28 minutes 49 seconds 80, Seoul) and Lee Soo-gwang (Seoul). 31 minutes 22 seconds 40, the game), and won the gold medal around his neck.
With this, Kim Min-young won two gold medals following the 4.5km victory the previous day.
In the short track race held at the ice skating rink in Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon, Gyeonggi-do won three gold medals and two consecutive victories.
In the women’s 500m IDD adult club, Kim Seung-mi (27) recorded 57.18 seconds in the final, beating Kim Yeon-woo (1:08:74, Gyeonggi) and Lee Hwa-yeong (1:27:62) to take first place.
In addition, Park Si-woo (17) crossed the finish line in the men’s 500m IDD youth club final with a time of 53.67, far ahead of Lim Yu-bin (1:05:73, Seoul) and Lee Chang-hwan (1:06:15, Busan).
Ko Byeong-wook won the men’s 500m DB club final with a record of 51 seconds 01, ahead of Choi Jae-won (57 seconds 23, Gyeonggi) and Park Jeong-cheol (1:12 seconds 06, Jeonnam).
On the other hand, on the second day of the tournament, Gyeonggi-do scored 10,898.40 points (5 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze) as of 5:00 pm on the same day, following Seoul (9 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) with 13,719.00. It came on top, and Incheon City ranked 10th with 3,358.00 points (2 silver).
Pyeongchang = Reporter Son Yong-hyun
