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Yeo Seo-jeong, 24, of Jecheon City Hall claimed first place among eight competitors in the women's vault event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games artistic gymnastics competition.
Yeo recorded an average score of 14.483 points across her two attempts in the vault final held Thursday at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
She drew notice for executing high-difficulty skills with composure throughout her routines.
The victory gave Yeo her second Asian Games gold medal, her first since the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
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