S. Korea wins women's basketball gold medal
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea captured the women's basketball title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday with a 75-70 victory over the home team Japan. Forward Lee Hae-ran led her team with 24 points, and captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points for the narrow win in the final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan. This is South Korea's first women's hoops gold since 2014,…
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea secured the women's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, triumphing over the host nation Japan with a score of 75-70. Forward Lee Hae-ran was the standout performer, contributing 24 points to the victory, while captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points. This marks South Korea's first women's basketball gold since 2014, following their earlier men's team victory over Japan in the men's basketball gold on the previous day.
It also signifies South Korea's first sweep of both men's and women's basketball titles at an Asian Games in a dozen years. South Korea dominated the game, leading by as many as 20 points in the third quarter before overcoming a late surge from Japan. The team responded to Japan's early three-point shot with 11 unanswered points, turning the game around with a 15-3 lead at the 5:48 mark.
Park So-hee's corner three-pointer extended South Korea's lead to 25-10 with 52 seconds remaining in the first quarter, despite Japan's resilient comeback attempt.
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