Ha Jee-min wins gold in sailing at Asian Games

Korea's Ha Jee-min won the men's dinghy event in Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, securing his fourth Asian Games gold medal and Korea's first sailing title of the competition.

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Korean sailor Ha Jee-min in action during the Men's Dinghy Final at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor, in Gamagori, Japan, on Oct. 2

NAGOYA, Japan — Korea's Ha Jee-min won his fourth Asian Games medal in men's sailing Friday.

Ha finished first in the men's dinghy event at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor in Gamagori, Japan. 

It is his fourth Asian Games gold medal in the event, following one each at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 events. He won silver at the 2022 edition.

It is also Korea's first sailing gold at the ongoing competition.

Halliday Nicholas Bezy of Hong Kong won silver, and Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy of Malaysia took bronze.


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