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S. Korea wins silver in women's team sepaktakraw

NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea won its third consecutive Asian Games silver medal in the women's team regu sepaktakraw event on Friday. South Korea lost to the mighty Thailand 2-0 at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan. It was South Korea's third consecutive loss to Thailand in an Asiad women's team regu final. Thailand ran its women's team regu gold medal-winning streak to…

S. Korea wins silver in women's team sepaktakraw

NAGOYA, Japan — The South Korean women's sepaktakraw team claimed silver at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, falling to Thailand 2-0 in the final at Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya. This marked South Korea's third consecutive silver medal in the women's team regu event. The match saw Thailand winning its fifth straight gold in women's regu, extending their winning streak.

In the first set, South Korea lost 2-0 (15-13, 15-5), unable to maintain a 13-12 lead. In the second set, they conceded another 2-0 defeat (15-7, 15-6) to secure Thailand's gold medal. The sepaktakraw tournament will continue with men's regu and women's doubles finals on Tuesday, followed by men's quadrant and women's quadrant finals on October 3.

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