{
  "id": 10200593,
  "title": "[Asian Games] Korea wins gold in women's handball, ending 8-year drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-korea-wins-gold-in-womens-handball-ending-8-year-drought",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T11:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260927/korea-wins-gold-in-womens-handball-at-asian-games-ending-8-year-drought"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea claimed the gold medal in women's handball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, finally ending an eight-year dry spell. The victory over host Japan concluded the sixth and final round of the competition, which took place at Entrio in Inazawa, located northwest of Nagoya, Japan. Korea secured their win with a score of 27-23, marking their sixth win in the tournament. Japan, on the other hand, had achieved five wins and one loss throughout the competition.\n\nThe Asian Games women's handball event consisted of a round-robin format, with all seven teams facing each other once. Medals were awarded based on their final standings in the round-robin stage. This format was different from previous tournaments, as it did not feature a knockout stage. Korea's gold medal win marked their first Asian Games title in eight years, following their victories in 2014 and 2018, as well as their disappointment in 2023 when they did not win a gold medal.\n\nPrior to the final match between Korea and Japan, both teams were undefeated, securing five wins each. The match between the two teams was a rematch of the event's final at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, where Korea had also emerged victorious.",
  "summary": "Korea won the women's handball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, ending an eight-year drought with a victory over host Japan. Korea beat Japan 27-23 in the sixth and final round of the women's handball competition at Entrio in Inazawa, just northwest of Nagoya, Japan. With the win, Korea finished first with six wins from six matches, edging out Japan, which had five wins and one loss.…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/silver-feels-like-gold-as-sulaiman-abdulrahman-wins-uaes-first",
        "published": "2026-09-27T09:20:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] Korea wins gold in women's handball, ending 8-year drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-korea-wins-gold-in-womens-handball-ending-8-year-drought-10203968",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}