{
  "id": 11047782,
  "title": "Judo Olympic medalists go for 1st Asian Games titles; taekwondo competition to begin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/judo-olympic-medalists-go-for-1st-asian-games-titles-taekwondo-11047782",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T22:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261001/judo-olympic-medalists-go-for-1st-asian-games-titles-taekwondo-competition-to-begin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — Judo Olympic medalists Lee Joon-hwan and Huh Mimi are set to compete for their first Asian Games gold medals on Thursday. Lee, a bronze medalist from the 2024 Olympics in his 81 kg category, will be aiming to add to his silver from the 2023 Asian Games. Huh, a Korean-born Japanese taekwondo competitor, will be making her debut in the Asian Games after winning silver in her 57 kg division at the same event last year. Meanwhile, taekwondo's non-contact discipline, poomsae, kicks off the competition on Thursday at Toyohashi Gymnasium. Korean-born Yun Kyu-sung is seen as a strong contender in the men's individual poomsae event. Later on Thursday, South Korea's men's field hockey team will face Malaysia in the semifinals at 7 p.m. in Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, located just north of Nagoya.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — A pair of Olympic medalists in judo will each chase their first Asian Games gold medals on Thursday. Lee Joon-hwan will compete in the men's -81 kilograms, and Huh Mimi will do so in the women's -57kg on Day 2 of judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya. Lee is the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist in his weight class, while Huh, a Japanese native and…",
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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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