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(3rd LD) (Asiad) S. Korea wins women's basketball gold medal

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea captured the women's basketball ...

(3rd LD) (Asiad) S. Korea wins women's basketball gold medal

South Korea clinched the women's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, defeating Japan 75-70 in the final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan. Forward Lee Hae-ran spearheaded the team with 24 points, while captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points. This victory marks South Korea's first women's basketball gold since 2014 and their first sweep of both men's and women's basketball titles at an Asian Games in a dozen years.

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