South Korean athletes who will compete in the upcoming Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have vowed to win a minimum of 65 gold medals during the event.

Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Korean Olympic Committee President Park Yong-sung visited the national training center in Taereung on Monday, where they asked the athletes to do their best during the competition.

Some one-thousand South Korean athletes will compete in 41 events during the Games.

Handball player Yoon Jong-sin will represent the Korean athletes in the opening ceremony.

The South Korean team left for Guangzhou on Tuesday morning.