{
  "id": 11379947,
  "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in LoL competition; Faker takes 2nd Asiad gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/asian-games-s-korea-wins-gold-in-lol-competition-faker-takes-2nd",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261002/s-korea-wins-gold-in-lol-competition-faker-takes-2nd-asiad-gold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korea won its second consecutive gold medal in the League of Legends esports competition at the Asian Games. The team, led by Lee Sang-hyeok, also known as Faker, beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the final. This was South Korea's second Asian Games gold in the event, following their win at the previous Hangzhou Asian Games.\n\nIn other news, South Korean archer Ha not being reported, but Lee Woo-seok, Kim Je-deok and Kim Woo-jin won gold in the men's team event, defeating India 5-1.\n\nAdditionally, Ha Jee-min won his fourth Asian Games gold medal in sailing, finishing first in the men's dinghy final with nine points. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan won gold in the women's 60kg boxing final, beating China's Yang Chengyu 5-0.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/s-korea-denied-8th-straight-gold-in-womens-team-recurve-archery-takes",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: India Stun Archery Powerhouse South Korea 5-3 To Win Historic Women's Recurve Gold | Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/asian-games-2026-india-stun-archery-powerhouse-south-korea-5-3-to-win",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:33:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Sofia Montgomery Wins Thailand’s 13th Gold in Women’s Dinghy at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/sofia-montgomery-wins-thailands-13th-gold-in-womens-dinghy-at-asian",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:30:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}