{
  "id": 10389802,
  "title": "S. Korea's Mo Su-min wins silver in kurash, 1st medal at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/s-koreas-mo-su-min-wins-silver-in-kurash-1st-medal-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260928/s-koreas-mo-su-min-wins-silver-in-kurash-1st-medal-at-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mo Su-min of South Korea secured a silver medal in the women's 78-kg kurash event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. This marked the first kurash medal for South Korea at the Asian Games. Mo was defeated by Uzbekistan's Pokizakhon Kamoldinova in the final match with a score of 10-0, winning by a full point, or khalol. This victory makes Mo the first female athlete to win a kurash medal at the Asian Games, as the sport was first included in the games in 2018. South Korean male kurash wrestlers had previously won one silver and one bronze medal in prior Asian Games. Kurash is a form of wrestling originating from Central Asia, where athletes aim to score by throwing their opponents. A full point, or khalol, is awarded when an opponent is thrown onto their back, resulting in a victory, while other ground techniques are not permitted.",
  "summary": "South Korea's Mo Su-min won the silver medal in the women's 78-kilogram kurash event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, marking the country's first kurash medal at the games. Mo lost to Pokizakhon Kamoldinova of Uzbekistan 10-0 by a khalol (a full point) in the event's final at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya, Japan. Mo's silver is also the first kurash medal won by a female…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: Pincky Balhara Defeats South Korea’s Lim Garam 3-0 To Secure India’s Kurash Medal With Semifinal Berth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/asian-games-2026-pincky-balhara-defeats-south-koreas-lim-garam-3-0-to",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:04:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Pincky Balhara wins her second Asiad medal, adds kurash bronze to 2018 silver",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pincky-balhara-wins-her-second-asiad-medal-adds-kurash-bronze-to-2018",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:37:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea's Mo Su-min wins silver in kurash, 1st medal at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/asiad-s-koreas-mo-su-min-wins-silver-in-kurash-1st-medal-at-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:47:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea's Mo Su-min wins silver in kurash, 1st medal at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/s-koreas-mo-su-min-wins-silver-in-kurash-1st-medal-at-asian-games-10393092",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:42:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}