Just 0.01 seconds too late...
Jung Cheol-won, 27, of South Korea lost to Taiwan’s Huang Yu-Lin in the men’s 3,000-meter relay roller skating competition at the 19th Asian Games on Monday, resulting in South Korea only receiving a silver medal in the event.
Video clips of the race show Huang extending his left foot as both roller skaters inch towards the finish line.
Jung takes full responsibility for the loss, telling his teammates how he let his “guard down too early and didn’t finish” his race, adding, “We all worked very hard together for this, and it’s all my fault.”
The early celebration was especially costly since the loss means Jung and teammate Choi In-ho missed out on an exemption from South Korea’s compulsory 18-month military service for all able-bodied men by the age of 28. Those who win a gold medal at the Asian Games or an Olympic medal can receive an exemption from the required military service.
However, Choi still has an opportunity to qualify for the ex...
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