{
  "id": 10636891,
  "title": "[Asian Games] Badminton star An Se-young captures 2nd straight women's singles gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asian-games-badminton-star-an-se-young-captures-2nd-straight-womens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260929/badminton-star-an-se-young-captures-2nd-straight-womens-singles-gold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Ichinomiya, Japan, world No. 1 badminton player An Se-young secured her second consecutive Asian Games gold medal in women's singles on Tuesday. She accomplished the feat by defeating Akane Yamaguchi, world No. 3 from Japan, in the women's singles final with a score of 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, situated northwest of Nagoya, the main host city of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. An has now become the first player to win back-to-back Asiad gold medals in women's singles since the event began in 1962. She has also won nine consecutive matches against Yamaguchi, including twice at this year's Asian Games. Prior to the singles final, An had previously outperformed her Japanese rival in the women's team event semifinals on Wednesday. An's gold medal marked South Korea's second badminton title on Tuesday, following moments later when Lee So-hee and Baek Hana claimed the women's doubles gold medal.",
  "summary": "ICHINOMIYA, Japan — World No. 1 An Se-young claimed her second straight Asian Games gold medal in badminton in central Japan on Tuesday, becoming the first player to successfully defend the women's singles title at the continental competition. An defeated Akane Yamaguchi, world No. 3 from Japan, by 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women's singles final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Ichinomiya City…",
  "key_points": [
    "An Se-young wins 2nd straight Asian Games women's singles gold",
    "Defeats world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi 2-0 in final",
    "First player to win back-to-back Asiad golds in women's singles since 1962"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] Badminton star An Se-young captures 2nd straight women's singles gold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asian-games-badminton-star-an-se-young-captures-2nd-straight-womens-10640603",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:57:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) With 2nd straight gold, An Se-young cements case as greatest shuttler of her generation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asiad-with-2nd-straight-gold-an-se-young-cements-case-as-greatest",
        "published": "2026-09-29T08:19:18.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pakistan-clinch-esports-bronze-at-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:08:31.000Z"
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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."
}