"My mistake is too big," he told reporters after receiving the silver medal in the men's roller skating speed men's 3000-meter relay at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

I'm sorry to my (fellow) athletes, and I'm sorry to the many people who supported me," he said with a somber face.

Chung, along with Choi Kwang-ho (Daegu City Hall) and Choi In-ho (Nonsan City Hall), finished second in the men's 3000m relay at the Qiantang Rollersports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on Sunday. 온라인카지노

South Korea held the lead until just before the finish line, when the last runner, Chung Chul-won, threw his hands up in the air as if to say, "I'm done," but a Taiwanese runner stretched out his foot and changed the final position.

His time was 4:05.702, just 0.01 seconds behind Taiwan.

After checking the official results, the devastated team walked past the joint press area (mix zone) in tears and didn't speak until after the awards ceremony.

Chung said, "I made a mistake by letting my guard down and not riding (the roller) until the end.

(After the race) I told my teammates, 'I'm so sorry, we tried together,'" he said. He was consoled by Choi Kwang-ho as he left the mix zone.

Chung had won silver in the men's 1000 meters sprint the day before, finishing just 0.002 seconds behind Choi Kwang-ho (1:29.497).

With a sloppy finish in the relay, Chung and Choi are now ineligible for military service, a benefit reserved for Asian Games gold medalists.

Choi Kwang-ho, who won gold in the 1000 meters, has already been exempted from military service due to ulcerative colitis.

In contrast to the men's team, Lee Yerim, Lee Seul and Park Minjung, who won silver in the women's 3000-meter relay earlier in the day, were all smiles on the podium.

The trio clocked 4:21.146 in the final, finishing second behind first-place Chinese Taipei (4:19.447).