{
  "id": 10640603,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:57:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260929/badminton-star-an-se-young-captures-2nd-straight-womens-singles-gold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ichinomiya, Japan - World No. 1 An Se-young claimed her second consecutive Asian Games gold medal in badminton on Tuesday, marking her as the first player to successfully defend the women's singles title at the continental competition. An defeated world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan by a score of 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. This accomplishment makes An the first player to win back-to-back Asiad golds in women's singles since the event's inception in 1962. She has achieved a remarkable nine consecutive victories against Yamaguchi, including twice during this year's Asian Games. Prior to the singles final, An also emerged victorious over Yamaguchi in the women's team event semifinals on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, South Korea secured another badminton title for the country with a win in the women's doubles gold medal match. Just moments before, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana claimed the women's doubles gold medal. Yamaguchi started the match strongly, taking an early 4-1 lead with powerful shots that momentarily caught An off guard. However, An managed to take the lead in the second set, ultimately securing the win in a closely contested match.",
  "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 (21-17, 21-9)",
    "First player to defend women's singles title 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",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
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