{
  "id": 10693336,
  "title": "A big zero from national athletics squad at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/a-big-zero-from-national-athletics-squad-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:07:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/09/1544107/big-zero-national-athletics-squad-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGANO: Malaysia's national athletics team concluded their Asian Games campaign without any medal wins. Women's hammer thrower Grace Wong was Malaysia's final chance for a medal, but she settled for seventh place. Grace registered her personal best of 64.15 meters on her third attempt at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, but it was not sufficient to challenge the leaders. The gold medal was claimed by China's Zhang Jiale, who set an Asian record with a throw of 78.27 meters, surpassing the previous mark of 78.22 meters set by Zhao Jie in April. Zhao Jie earned the silver with a throw of 74.83 meters, and the bronze went to host nation representative Joy McArthur with 68.42 meters. Grace attributed her disappointment to the pressure of aiming for both a personal best and a medal. This result marks a poor performance for the national athletics team compared to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, where Malaysia secured three bronze medals.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: The national athletics squad concluded their Asian Games campaign on a disappointing note without winning any medals from this edition.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysia's national athletics team won no medals at the Asian Games.",
    "Grace Wong finished 7th in women's hammer throw, setting personal best.",
    "China's Zhang Jiale set new Asian record with 78.27m throw."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) (Asiad) S. Korea's Kim Min-young wins 1st kurash gold at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/2nd-ld-asiad-s-koreas-kim-min-young-wins-1st-kurash-gold-at-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:25:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Gulveer completes medal hat-trick at Asian Games; secures bronze in 5,000m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gulveer-completes-medal-hat-trick-at-asian-games-secures-bronze-in-5",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:30:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}