[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea loses to Japan in men's handball bronze medal game
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea fell just short of a men's handball medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in central Japan on Tuesday, losing to Japan by a handful of goals in the bronze medal contest. South Korea failed to overcome a first-half deficit and suffered a 37-32 defeat at Entrio in Inazawa, just northwest of the main host city Nagoya, with third place on the line. South Korea has now…
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South Korea suffered a narrow defeat to Japan in the men's handball bronze medal game at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, losing 37-32 in Nagoya on Tuesday. The loss marked South Korea's first time missing the podium in men's handball in back-to-back Asian Games since the event was introduced in 1982. The team failed to overcome a first-half deficit, falling behind 8-2 in the opening 10 minutes and never getting closer than three goals for the remainder of the game.
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