{
  "id": 10067774,
  "title": "(Asiad) Baseball team goes for 5th consecutive gold; women's handball teams seeks revenge vs. Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/asiad-baseball-team-goes-for-5th-consecutive-gold-womens-handball",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260926007800315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games near their final week, South Korea aims for a fifth consecutive baseball gold medal on Sunday. The team, led by coach Ryu Ji-hyun and composed of top stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), will face off against host country Japan in the final match at 6:30 p.m. in Toyohashi, located southeast of Nagoya city. South Korea dominated their preliminary games before suffering a 5-0 defeat to Japan in the Super Round opener on Friday. However, they quickly rebounded by defeating China 9-2 on Saturday and securing their spot in the final. On the other hand, the women's handball team will contest their final game for the gold medal against Japan on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Entrio, Inazawa, northwest of Nagoya. The tournament's format, without a knockout stage, awards medals based on final standings after round-robin play. Currently, South Korea and Japan are the only undefeated teams, having each won five games in a total of six matches. In athletics, high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok seeks his first Asiad title after facing recent challenges. The two-time silver medalist was sidelined for about three months due to a foot injury sustained during a May competition and has yet to recapture his season-high of 2.30 meters since returning to action in August.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- As the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games enter their ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}