S. Korea secures bronze medals in men's, women's team events in soft tennis
NAGOYA — South Korea has guaranteed itself at least bronze medals in the men's and women's team events in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. Both teams reached the semifinals of their events on Friday at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. There are no bronze medal matches in soft tennis, where both losing teams in the semifinals will receive bronze. The soft tennis…
South Korea has secured bronze medals in both the men's and women's team events in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Both teams reached the semifinals at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. The soft tennis teams are the first South Korean athletes to win medals at this year's Asian Games. The women's team, consisting of Kim Han-sul, Kim Yeon-hwa, Lee Su-jin, Eom Ye-jin, and Hwang Jeong-mi, finished second in the group phase behind Japan.
The men's team, featuring Kim Hyun-woo, Lee Haneul, Kim Jin-woong, Lee Hyun-gwon, and Park Jae-kyu, also secured a spot in the semifinals after winning against Nepal and Indonesia. The bronze medal matches will be played on Sunday, the day after the opening ceremony, with the finals also scheduled for Sunday.
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