Korean wushu practitioner wins silver in men's nanquan-nangun

Korea's Lee Yong-mun performs in the Wushu Men's Nanquan competition for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Sept. 26. AP-Yonhap

Korean wushu practitioner Lee Yong-mun won silver in the men's nanquan-nangun competition at the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday.

Lee finished second with a combined score of 19.472 following his performances in the finals of the men's nanquan-nangun all-around wushu at Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China.

Indonesia's Harris Horatius took gold with 19.506 points and bronze went to Huang Junhua of Macao with 19.463.

He earned 9.736 points in the nanquan performance that features barehanded movements and another 9.736 points in the nangun session, performing with a staff.

Lee made his second podium finish in wushu after finishing third in Jakarta-Palembang 2018.

This was Korea's first medal in the martial art event at the Hangzhou Asiad. (Yonhap)

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