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At the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, South Korean divers Kim Suji and Kim Nahyun have garnered significant attention by winning a silver medal in the women's synchronized 3m springboard event. This medal is particularly noteworthy as it is the first silver in this event for Korea since the 2002 Busan Asian Games, marking a historic achievement in Korean women's diving. Kim Suji, who won a bronze medal at the previous Hangzhou Asian Games, successfully upgraded her medal color in this competition.
The duo scored a total of 254.70 points at the competition held in the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, securing second place behind China. They started strong with consistent scores of 46.80 in both the first and second rounds, and maintained their second-place position with a 59.40-point dive in the third round, executing a dive with a difficulty of 3.0. Although a slight mis-timing in their entry during the fourth round resulted in a lower score of 44.10, allowing Malaysia to close the gap, they demonstrated strong focus in the final fifth round, scoring 57.60 points to clinch the silver medal. Kim Nahyun notably earned medals on consecutive days.
Bloggers are praising this silver medal as a result of extensive training and preparation, rather than mere luck. They emphasize that winning silver against a dominant team like China holds significant meaning, and the duo's ability to recover their performance after a mistake in the fourth round was particularly impressive. Many also commend Kim Nahyun's exceptional stamina and concentration for securing medals in different events with different partners on consecutive days.
