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  "id": 2089537,
  "title": "Korea targets up to 45 gold medals at Asian Games as countdown reaches D-30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/korea-targets-up-to-45-gold-medals-at-asian-games-as-countdown-2089537",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260820/korea-targets-up-to-45-gold-medals-at-asian-games-as-countdown-reaches-d-30"
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  "account": "As the clock ticks down to the 20th Asian Games, Korea has set its sights on claiming up to 45 gold medals to secure a top-three finish. This ambitious target was announced on Thursday by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) during a media day held at the Jincheon National Training Center, located 85 kilometers south of Seoul. The athletes, numbering 792 and accompanied by 260 officials, will compete in 41 sports across 45 nations at the quadrennial event. The games, set to take place in and around Aichi Prefecture, with Nagoya as the main host city, will commence on September 19 with the opening ceremony. However, preliminary competitions in sports like basketball, football, hockey, and volleyball will commence prior to the opening ceremony. The closing ceremony is scheduled for October 4. Korean athletes have consistently placed third, trailing behind China and Japan, in previous Asian Games events.",
  "summary": "JINCHEON — With the next Asian Games in Japan a month away, Korea on Thursday declared its goal of capturing up to 45 gold medals for a top-three finish in the medal race. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) gathered Japan-bound athletes at the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, 85 kilometers south of Seoul, for a media day marking the 30-day countdown to the 20th Asian Games.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea targets up to 45 gold medals at Asian Games as countdown reaches D-30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/s-korea-targets-up-to-45-gold-medals-at-asian-games-as-countdown",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:24:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Asian Games: Hiroshima hosts flame-lighting event for torch relay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/asian-games-hiroshima-hosts-flame-lighting-event-for-torch-relay",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:30:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea targets up to 45 gold medals at Asian Games as countdown reaches D-30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/korea-targets-up-to-45-gold-medals-at-asian-games-as-countdown",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:52:03.000Z"
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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."
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