{
  "id": 10224954,
  "title": "S. Korea captures gold in women's sabre fencing team event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/s-korea-captures-gold-in-womens-sabre-fencing-team-event-10224954",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T14:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260927/s-korea-captures-gold-in-womens-sabre-fencing-team-event"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea claimed victory in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, securing their fourth fencing title of the competition. Consisting of fencers Choi Se-bin, Jeon Ha-young, Seo Ji-yeon, and Kim Jeong-mi, the South Korean team defeated Japan's Misaki Emura, Yui Sano, Yuina Kaneko, and Seri Ozaki with a score of 45-31.\n\nUnlike individual medalists, the South Korean team had not won any medals in previous competitions but triumphed together in the team event. Choi Se-bin had previously been a member of the 2023 Asian Games team that secured bronze, finishing behind Uzbekistan and Japan.\n\nThe team event comprised nine head-to-head bouts, each lasting three minutes and concluding when a team's score reached a multiple of five. A team scored 45 points first or held a higher point total than their opponent at the end of the ninth bout to emerge victorious. Choi Se-bin initiated the match by defeating Emura 5-2, and Jeon Ha-young followed with a 5-4 victory against Sano.\n\nSeo Ji-yeon faced early challenges from Kaneko but ultimately secured a win, contributing to the South Korean team's impressive performance in the women's sabre fencing team event.",
  "summary": "South Korea struck gold in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, delivering the country's fourth fencing title on the sport's last day here. The team of Choi Se-bin, Jeon Ha-young, Seo Ji-yeon and Kim Jeong-mi took down Japan's Misaki Emura, Yui Sano, Yuina Kaneko and Seri Ozaki by 45-31 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, south of the main host city, Nagoya.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea captures gold in women's sabre fencing team event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-s-korea-captures-gold-in-womens-sabre-fencing-team-event",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asiad-s-korea-beats-japan-for-5th-consecutive-baseball-gold-medal",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:55:27.000Z"
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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."
}