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In the semi-final Group B, Jeon Woong-tae ranked 2nd and Seo Chang-wan ranked 5th.
Finals at 0:30 am on the 11th… Joint Medal Challenge
Jeon Woong-tae (29, Gwangju City Hall) and Seo Chang-wan (27, Muli Athletic Team), who are aiming for a medal in modern pentathlon, advanced to the finals.
Jeon Woong-tae successfully advanced to the finals with a total score of 1,515 in the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics Modern Pentathlon held at the Palace of Versailles Stadium in Paris, France on the 10th (Korean time).
Jeon Woong-tae, who won the bronze medal for the first time in the history of modern pentathlon in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ranked second among the 18 athletes in Group B of the semifinals and easily won a ticket to the final. Seo Chang-wan, who also participated in the competition, scored 1,503 points, ranked fifth in Group B, and advanced to the final with Jeon Woong-tae.
In the modern pentathlon semi-finals of the Paris Olympics, a total of 36 athletes were divided into two groups, and the top 9 athletes in each group, a total of 18 athletes, advanced to the finals.
Jeon Woong-tae and Seo Chang-wan achieved good results in the semi-finals, making people full of expectations for the finals.
Jeon Woong-tae and Seo Chang-wan, who were ranked 4th and 10th respectively in the fencing ranking tournament held the day before, competed side by side in Group B of the semifinals.
Jeon Woong-tae, who scored high in the ranking competition, advanced to the semifinals as the second place in Group B.
Jeon Woong-tae was deducted 14 points for falling over two obstacles in his first obstacle course, and ultimately earned 286 points.
In the subsequent fencing bonus match, he defeated Japanese player Sato Daishu, but lost to Ukrainian player Dong Hai, who was previously disqualified in the equestrian competition, by two points.
In the 200m freestyle event, he finished 4th in Group B with a time of 1 minute 59.90 seconds, and ranked first in the group with a total score of 834 points in three events.
Xu Changwan, who participated in the Group B competition, scored a full score of 300 in the horse riding event and won fifth place in the swimming event with 2 points and 00.79 points. The median total score was 834 points.
The two athletes had the same total scores in the three events, but because Jeon Woong-tae ranked higher in the previous event, swimming, Jeon Woong-tae ranked first and Seo Chang-wan ranked second.
In the last race of the day, the Laser Run, Jeon Woong-tae and Seo Chang-wan started first wearing race numbers 1 and 2 respectively.
Jeon Woong-tae performed particularly well in shooting, crossing the finish line with Japanese athlete Sato in 10 minutes 19.02 seconds, and finally ranked second.
Xu Changwan’s shot was a little slow, but he finally crossed the finish line in fifth place and confirmed his qualification for the finals.
Jeon Woong-tae and Seo Chang-wan will compete for medals in the final at 0:30 a.m. on the 11th.
(Seoul = Newsis)
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