Asian Games glory: Korea reaches 800 golds, nears 2,500 medals overall
NAGOYA — Korea has reached a historic milestone of winning a total of 800 gold medals at the Asian Games, an achievement that marks 72 years of sporting excellence, dating back to the country's first appearance at the competition's second edition in Manila in 1954. Korea's men's 3x3 basketball team defeated Qatar 19-10 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Friday,…
Korea has achieved a historic milestone by winning a total of 800 gold medals at the Asian Games, marking 72 years of sporting excellence since their first appearance in the competition in 1954. The country's men's 3x3 basketball team secured the gold medal by defeating Qatar 19-10 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.
This victory was Korea's first-ever gold in men's 3x3 basketball and its 800th gold medal overall at the Games. Korea had previously won 787 gold medals by the time of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. The milestone was reached after the country added 13 more gold medals during the 2026 Asian Games, which are currently in progress.
Seong Seung-min and Cho Gwang-hee, along with rising star Kim Hyo-bin, played crucial roles in this achievement.
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