South Korea finished second in the finals for the inaugural men’s roller skating relay at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday after a premature celebration cost them the gold medal. South Korean rollerskater, Jung Cheol-won, committed a serious error of judgement by celebrating too earlyJung was left red-faced after being the anchor for his three-man team in the men’s 3,000m relay final at Qintang Roller Sports Centre. I let my guard down too early,” said a sheepish Jung. “I realised they were celebrating, but I wanted to tell them, while you were celebrating, I was still fighting,” he said. “I wasn’t sure whether I had reached the finish line in time.

Source: Punch October 02, 2023 15:27 UTC