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Jeon Woong-tae and Kim Seon-woo won gold medals in the mixed relay at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships.

Following the men's relay, Jeon Woong-tae became the first Korean to win two gold medals in the modern pentathlon history.



By Kim Hyung-yeol, staff reporter.



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Jeon Woong-tae and Kim Seon-woo took the lead in their first event of fencing with an overwhelming ability of 27-9 They widened the gap in swimming, leading 42 points in second place.



And in the laser run, the last event that combined track and field, our athletes, who started 42 seconds earlier than the second place, broke the final tape as they took the first place, beating England with the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Joseph Chung.



Jeon Woong-tae won the gold medal in the mixed relay following the men's relay and became the first two gold medalists in history, and Kim Seon-woo took the third medal after the women's relay and team event.



[Jeon Woong-tae·Kim Seon-woo / Modern pentathlon national team: I think there was a good result because we moved with one mind.

I will prepare hard for the Paris Olympics, so I would like to ask for a lot of support and interest from the people.]



Ung-tae Jeon, who won his first bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, set a new world record this season and won two World Cups to rise to the top of the rankings. Then, at the World Championships, he made history once again.



As female athletes rise to the top of the world, Korea's modern pentathlon is opening a golden age.



(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Kang Kyung-rim)