Park eyes his second Asian Games MVP award

Swimming champion Park Tae-hwan has emerged as one of the strongest candidates for the Most Valuable Player award at the Guangzhou Asian Games, for the second Asiad in a row.

The triple gold medal winner is among 10 candidates on a short list released by the award selection committee, which is composed of members of the games' organizing committee, the Olympic Council of Asia, and journalists.

Other Korean athletes on the list include Lee Dae-myung and Han Jin-seop, who each won three gold medals in men's shooting.