Hosts China have dominated at the pool, plundering 19 of the 27 golds so far.
HANGZHOU: Swimming stars Zhang Yufei and Siobhan Haughey were primed to battle for gold at the Asian Games today as South Korea wrought vengeance on hosts China in front of a frenzied eSports crowd.
The 25-year-old Zhang is chasing a third individual gold medal in Hangzhou after setting scorching times in winning the 100m and 200m butterfly.She qualified fastest for the 50m freestyle final later today and will go head to head with Hong Kong’s Haughey, who has already won the 100m and 200m free. In eSports – which is making its debut at the Games as a medal event – South Korea’s Kim Gwan-woo will contest the final of Street Fighter V: Champion Edition.
It was revenge for South Korea and their legendary player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, having lost to China in 2018.
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