Combined Koreas crew wins first gold medal at Asian Games

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There was no dividing them. The folk song Arirang played and the “unification” flag was raised to celebrate the first gold medal by a combined Koreas team at a major multi-sport event. The crew comprising South Koreans and North Koreans won the 500-meter dragon boat final on Sunday at the Asian Games co-host city of Palembang, a day after the paddlers delivered the historic first medal for a combined Koreas team by taking bronze in the women’s 200-meter dragon boat competition. The gold was awarded to Korea — the name given to the combined teams that are entered in rowing, canoeing and women’s basketball at the Asian Games — rather than being added to the tally of either North or South Korea.

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