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Asian Games: South Korea captain apologises over military exemption remark

South Korea’s Asian Games football captain Lee Gi-hyuk has apologised for his “thoughtless” remark about avoiding military service after winning a gold med Read More: https://punchng.com/asian-games-south-korea-captain-apologises-over-military-exemption-remark/

Asian Games: South Korea captain apologises over military exemption remark

South Korea's Asian Games football captain, Lee Gi-hyuk, has apologised for a remark about avoiding military service after winning a gold medal. According to Punch, he described his comment as "thoughtless".

The Asian Games have concluded, with various countries achieving notable results. Singapore's athletes ended the Games with two gold, nine silver, and seven bronze medals, meeting their internal medal projections.

Hong Kong, China, wrapped up its campaign in ninth place on the medals table with 11 gold, 19 silver, and 24 bronze medals, marking its best-ever performance in Asian Games history.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Punch Nigeria, Channel News Asia, RTHK News — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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