Japan, Republic of Korea split Soft Tennis Singles golds at Hangzhou Asiad
2023/10/08 15:08

L-R: Silver medalist Chang Yu Sung of Chinese Taipei, gold medalist Toshiki Uematsu of Japan, bronze medalists Yoon Hyoungwook of the Republic of Korea and Chen Yu Hsun of Chinese Taipei at the victory ceremony for the Men's Singles of Soft Tennis at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Toshiki Uematsu and Republic of Korea's Mun Hyegyeong won the Men's and Women's Soft Tennis Singles golds respectively at Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday.
Uematsu breezed past Chang Yu Sung of Chinese Taipei 4-0 to claim the Men's Singles title.
"The match started just as I imagined. It went very well, and I played very well. I am satisfied with this result," Uematsu said after the match.

Mun Hyegyeong (2nd L) of the Republic of Korea claims gold, Noa Takahashi (L) of Japan wins silver, Li Denglin (2nd R) and Ma Yue of China tie for bronze inthe Soft Tennis Women's Singles victory ceremony, 7 October 2023.
Mun struck gold in the Women's Singles event by defeating Noa Takahashi of Japan 4-0.