[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in LoL competition; Faker takes 2nd Asiad gold

South Korea won its second consecutive gold medal in the League of Legends esports competition at the 2025 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The team, led by Lee Sang-hyeok, beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the final. According to The Korea Times, the team members were Lee, Choi Woo-je, Kim Geon-woo, Ryu Min-seok, Kim Gun-boo, and Lee Min-hyung.

In a separate event, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won gold in the women's 60kg final, beating China's Yang Chengyu 5-0. This is Lin's second Asian Games gold, with her first being in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago. Lin had considered retiring after the Paris Olympics due to a major gender row, but wanted to continue fighting to defy those who questioned her eligibility.

South Korea also won gold in the men's team event in recurve archery, with Lee Woo-seok, Kim Je-deok, and Kim Woo-jin defeating India 5-1 in the final.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, Malay Mail, The Korea Times, Yonhap News, Japan Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.