2018 Paralympics: Sin Eui-hyun wins Korea's first medal in sitting cross-country
- 6 years ago
Let's turn our attention to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games.
South Korea won its first medal on Sunday with Sin Eui-hyun winning the 15-kilometer sitting cross-country bronze.
After finishing fifth in the 7.5-kilometer biathlon event on Saturday,... Sin came back on Sunday,... and grabbed third place in the 15-kilometer cross-country event,... with a final time of 42 minutes-28-point-9-seconds.
Meanwhile, two North Korean Paralympians made their debut in the same event.
Ma Yu-chol and Kim Jong-hyon finished 26th and 27th respectively,... out of 27 competitors.
Until PyeongChang 2018, North Korea had only appeared at two Summer Paralympics: London 2012 and Rio 2016.
South Korea won its first medal on Sunday with Sin Eui-hyun winning the 15-kilometer sitting cross-country bronze.
After finishing fifth in the 7.5-kilometer biathlon event on Saturday,... Sin came back on Sunday,... and grabbed third place in the 15-kilometer cross-country event,... with a final time of 42 minutes-28-point-9-seconds.
Meanwhile, two North Korean Paralympians made their debut in the same event.
Ma Yu-chol and Kim Jong-hyon finished 26th and 27th respectively,... out of 27 competitors.
Until PyeongChang 2018, North Korea had only appeared at two Summer Paralympics: London 2012 and Rio 2016.