{
  "id": 10664596,
  "title": "Asian Games: Japan's Yamaguchi takes women's badminton silver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asian-games-japans-yamaguchi-takes-womens-badminton-silver",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260929/p2g/00m/0sp/071000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's Akane Yamaguchi secured the women's badminton silver medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, losing to South Korea's world No. 1 An Se Young in the final match. An, the reigning Olympic and world champion, triumphed 21-17, 21-9, marking her second consecutive Asian Games title. The 24-year-old Yamaguchi, who sought to avenge her losses to An in the world championship final and the Asian Games women's team semifinals, aimed to win Japan's first Asian Games gold medal in the event since 1998. However, An dominated the match, continuing a string of victories for South Korea at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, where fellow South Koreans Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee had earlier claimed the women's doubles gold. Yamaguchi, who claimed her first Asian Games singles silver, praised the high quality of the tournament, noting that all first to fourth-ranked players reached the semifinals. The gold-medal match marked Yamaguchi's ninth consecutive loss to An, a player known for her all-around strengths. Despite initial struggles, Yamaguchi has recently begun to develop a winning strategy, expressing her desire to finally break through and defeat An in the future.",
  "summary": "ICHINOMIYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Akane Yamaguchi took women's badminton silver Tuesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after South Korea's world No. 1, A",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/from-broken-ribs-to-asian-games-silver-cyclist-alianas-remarkable",
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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."
}