아시안게임 반환점…한국 금 17개로 종합 3위, '페이커'는 2연패 도전
Asian Games at Halfway: Korea Third With 17 Golds, Faker Goes for Back-to-Back Titles
Part of the September 27, 2026 daily edition
2026 아이치·나고야 아시안게임이 9월 27일로 개회 9일 차를 맞아 반환점을 돌았습니다. 27일 오후 5시 기준 한국은 금 17개, 은 22개, 동 36개로 카자흐스탄(금 9·은 8·동 37)에 앞선 종합 3위이며, 1위 중국은 금 111개, 2위 일본은 금 33개입니다. 사격과 탁구 등 금메달을 기대했던 주요 종목은 메달 사냥에 실패했지만, 양궁과 태권도 등 한국의 ‘금맥’ 종목은 대회 후반에 몰려 있습니다. 유승민 대한체육회장은 목표로 했던 금메달 40~45개가 충분히 가능하다고 봤습니다. 양궁 여자 랭킹 라운드에서는 강채영 선수가 720점 만점에 685점을 쏴 종전 아시안게임 기록인 679점을 넘어섰습니다. e스포츠 리그오브레전드(LoL)에서는 ‘페이커’ 이상혁 선수가 아시안게임 2연패에 도전하고, 한국 대표팀은 9월 30일 대만과 조별예선 1차전을 치릅니다.
Translation
The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games reached the halfway mark on 27 September, the ninth day since the opening. As of 5 p.m. on the 27th, Korea had won 17 gold, 22 silver and 36 bronze medals, putting it third overall ahead of Kazakhstan (9 gold, 8 silver, 37 bronze); first-placed China had 111 golds and second-placed Japan 33. Key events where Korea had hoped for gold, such as shooting and table tennis, failed to deliver medals, but Korea's 'gold mine' sports such as archery and taekwondo are concentrated in the second half of the Games. Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, said he believed the target of 40 to 45 gold medals was well within reach. In archery, Kang Chae-young scored 685 out of a possible 720 in the women's ranking round, breaking the previous Asian Games record of 679. In the esports event League of Legends (LoL), 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok is going for his second consecutive Asian Games title, and the Korean team plays its first group-stage match against Chinese Taipei on 30 September.
Vocabulary
- 반환점명사 (noun)halfway point, turning point
- 종합명사 (noun)overall (standings)
- 금맥명사 (noun)a 'gold mine' (events that reliably bring gold medals)
- 메달 사냥명사 (noun)medal hunt (winning medals)
- 만점명사 (noun)a perfect score
- 종전명사 (noun)previous, former
- 2연패명사 (noun)two consecutive titles
- 조별예선명사 (noun)group stage
Grammar points
N 기준(으로)as of N, based on N
기준 fixes the point at which a figure was taken: 오후 5시 기준, as of 5 p.m. Medal tables, exchange rates and case counts change by the hour, so careful reporting always pins the number to a 기준, and a figure without one cannot be compared with anything.
Example: 27일 오후 5시 기준 한국은 금 17개, 은 22개, 동 36개로 카자흐스탄(금 9·은 8·동 37)에 앞선 종합 3위이며, 1위 중국은 금 111개, 2위 일본은 금 33개입니다.
As of 5 p.m. on the 27th, Korea had 17 gold, 22 silver and 36 bronze medals, third overall ahead of Kazakhstan (9 gold, 8 silver, 37 bronze); first-placed China had 111 golds and second-placed Japan 33.
-다고 보다to judge that ..., to expect that ...
보다 here is not 'to see' but 'to judge': 충분히 가능하다고 봤다, (he) judged it well within reach. News uses it to report an assessment as the speaker's view rather than as fact, which keeps a forecast from reading like a result.
Example: 유승민 대한체육회장은 목표로 했던 금메달 40~45개가 충분히 가능하다고 봤습니다.
Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, judged that the target of 40 to 45 gold medals was well within reach.
N 만점에 M점M points out of a possible N
만점 is the maximum score, and N 만점에 M점 gives a result against that ceiling: 720점 만점에 685점, 685 out of a possible 720. The same frame is used for exams and reviews: 5점 만점에 4.5점.
Example: 양궁 여자 랭킹 라운드에서는 강채영 선수가 720점 만점에 685점을 쏴 종전 아시안게임 기록인 679점을 넘어섰습니다.
In the women's archery ranking round, Kang Chae-young shot 685 out of a possible 720, beating the previous Asian Games record of 679.
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