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  "id": 11842317,
  "title": "Nat'l sports chief says S. Korea must learn from experience in Nagoya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/natl-sports-chief-says-s-korea-must-learn-from-experience-in-nagoya-11842317",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261004/natl-sports-chief-says-s-korea-must-learn-from-experience-in-nagoya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's national sports chief emphasized on Sunday that the nation should learn valuable lessons from their performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Despite finishing third for the third consecutive Asian Games with 39 gold medals, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) set an ambitious target of 40 to 50 gold medals heading into the competition. However, they fell short in the gold medal race, trailing behind China and the host country, Japan. The KSOC President, Ryu Seung-min, attributed their struggles to traditional gold mines such as archery and taekwondo. Ryu highlighted that China and Japan are not the only countries improving rapidly, as teams from Central and Southeast Asia are also making significant strides.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — With South Korea having fallen short of its gold medal target at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the national sports chief said Sunday the country should embrace lessons learned from the continental competition in various aspects. South Korea finished in third place for the third consecutive Asian Games with 39 gold medals, with China once again running roughshod over the…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nat'l sports chief says S. Korea must learn from experience in Nagoya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/natl-sports-chief-says-s-korea-must-learn-from-experience-in-nagoya",
        "published": "2026-10-04T04:12:03.000Z"
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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."
}