Image copyright AFP Image caption The gold medallists sang a national people song to have a good time their victory
The unified Korean 500m women’s dragon boating workforce has gained a gold model within the Asian Games – the primary time the north and south have blended to win top prize at a multisport pageant.
Cross-border groups are also competing in combination in rowing and basketball events on the games.
Earlier this 12 months they competed together in women’s ice hockey at the Pyeongchang Iciness Olympics.
The carrying co-operation comes amid improving political members of the family.
The 16-member canoeing group received the highest prize on Sunday with a time of two mins 24.788 seconds – narrowly beating China, who took silver.
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instead of a countrywide anthem, a well-liked Korean folk track called Arirang used to be played in celebration.
On Saturday, the women’s workforce additionally scooped the bronze medal for the 200m race within the related game.
The two Koreas marched in combination closing Saturday on the beginning ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia.
It is solely the 5th time in historical past that North and South Korea have set joint teams to world carrying competitions – prior to now co-running in events in 1991.
Joint groups have in the past taken the gold at table tennis competitions in 1991 and 2018 – however Sunday’s medal is the primary time they gained an adventure together at an incredible blended recreation competition.
