National shooters (from left) Park Jinho (silver), Lee Jangho (gold) and Hwang Jeongmin (bronze) on Oct. 22 pose for a group photo after sweeping all of the medals in the mixed 50-meter rifle prone SH1 of the Asian Para Games in Japan at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.

By Kang Gahui
Photos = Korea Paralympic Committee

The national team at the Asian Para Games in Japan on the fourth day of competition added gold medals in shooting, swimming, table tennis and cycling.

Korea on Oct. 22 thus achieved its target of at least 21 golds at the tournament.

Shooter Lee Jangho won the mixed 50-m rifle prone SH1 at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, with an Asiad-record 248.2 points. Park Jinho took the silver with 247.5 and Hwang Jeongmin the bronze with 227.

This was the first time that Korea swept all three medals in a shooting event of the games since the 2014 tournament in Incheon, as well as the country's first such sweep at an overseas edition of the event.

In swimming, Cho Giseong won the men's 150-m individual medley (SM4) with a time of 2 minutes, 43.36 seconds. This was his first Asian Para Games gold since 2014, when he won the 200-m freestyle.

Jang Yeongjin (left) and Lee Mingyu on Oct. 22 celebrate their gold medal at the Asian Para Games in Japan in table tennis mixed doubles (XD7) at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.

In table tennis, Korea added three golds in doubles, following its six earlier in singles events.

In cycling, Hu Yun Jung won the gold in the women's H1-3 road race, while Lee Do Yeon did the same in the women's H4-5 road race.

After day four of the competition, Korea ranked fifth overall in gold medals with 21, along with 23 silver and 26 bronze.

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