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나마디 조엘진 조 1위 (나고야=연합뉴스) 이동해 기자 = 25일 일본 나고야 미즈호 공원 육상경기장에서 열린 2026 아이치·나고야 아시안게임 육상 남자 100ｍ 준결승에서 한국 나마디 조엘진이 결승선을 통과한 뒤 기뻐하고 있다. 2026.9.25 eastsea@yna.co.kr/2026-09-25 19:58:29/

Nwamadi breaks national record, wins bronze with good luck charm in stands: His mom

Whenever Kwak Hae-kyung, Joel Jin Nwamadi's mother, comes to watch her son, he performs well. This time was no different, with Korea placing No. 3 in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Asian Games.

2026.9.30

Korean sprinter Joel Jin Nwamadi pulls out of preliminary race due to leg cramps

Joel Jin Nwamadi is set to compete in the men's 4x100-meter relay and the mixed 4x100-meter relay.

2026.9.26

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Runners Joel Jin Nwamadi, right, and Biwesa Daniel Kashama pose after their 100-meter semifinal race in Jeongseon County, Gangwon, on May 11. [YONHAP]

Joel Jin Nwamadi wins men's 100-meter title with wind-aided 10.09 seconds at championships

Joel Jin Nwamadi set the fastest time by a Korean this season to claim the men's 100-meter title at the National Athletics Championships in Jeongseon County, Gangwon, on Tuesday.

2026.5.12

Sprinters Biwesa Daniel Kashama of Ansan City Hall, left, and Joel Jin Nwamadi of Yecheon County Office [YONHAP/NEWS1]

Kashama, Nwamadi rivalry suggests bright future for Korean sprinting

Korean sprinting has taken off with two rising stars: 23-year-old Biwesa Daniel Kashama of Ansan City Hall and 20-year-old Joel Jin Nwamadi of Yecheon County Office.

2026.5.11

Joel Jin Nwamadi of the Yecheon County team celebrates after crossing the finish line first in the men’s 200-meter final at the National Sports Festival at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan on Oct. 20. [NEWS1]

Runner Joel Jin Nwamadi bags 2 titles at National Sports Festival

Joel Jin Nwamadi, a rising talent in Korean athletics, won both the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the National Sports Festival in his first year as a member of a professional team.

2025.10.20

Left: Joel Jin Nwamadi plays a character in the KBS drama series ″Descendants of the Sun″ (2016). Right: Nwamadi visits Gumi Civic Stadium in North Gyeongsang on May 20, ahead of the start of the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships. [SCREEN CAPTURE, YONHAP]

Joel Jin Nwamadi goes from 'Descendants of the Sun' to day in the sun with historic relay gold

The Korean men’s 4x100-meter relay team clinched a historic gold medal at the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Summer World University Games with a quartet featuring Joel Jin Nwamadi, who appeared in the hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" in 2016.

2025.7.30