[Asian Games] S. Korea's Song Da-bin wins gold in women's taekwondo

South Korean athlete Song Da-bin has won the gold medal in the women's heaviest weight class in taekwondo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. According to The Korea Times, Song beat Mu Wenzhe of China 2-1 in the final of the women's +67-kilogram taekwondo at Toyohashi Gymnasium.

In other news, India has won the gold medal in the men's T20 cricket at the Asian Games, defeating Pakistan by 19 runs. India batted first and posted a score of 211-6, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 off 28 balls and Tilak Varma scoring 51 not out off 22. Pakistan's Hasan Nawaz scored 96 off 51 balls but was unable to help his team reach the target, finishing at 192-6.

South Korean golfer Kim Joo-hyung has also won a gold medal at the Asian Games, capturing the men's golf title and helping his team take silver in the team event. His gold medal also earned him exemption from mandatory military service.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, Yonhap News, The National UAE, Dawn, Business Recorder — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.