{
  "id": 2096820,
  "title": "Top swimmers confident Korea can repeat Asian Games success",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/top-swimmers-confident-korea-can-repeat-asian-games-success",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260820/top-swimmers-confident-korea-can-repeat-asian-games-success"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "JINCHEN — Korea's swimmers secured 22 medals at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, marking their highest medal haul ever in a single edition. The country's top swimmers, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo, expressed confidence that they can repeat their success at this year's Asian Games in Japan. Kim, the 2023 gold medalist, believes they can break the record set in Hangzhou. Hwang, who earned six medals in Hangzhou, including two golds, aims to win a medal in every race he competes in, stressing his team's resilience under pressure. Despite growing competition from Japan and China, the swimmers remain optimistic, confident in their abilities and those of their teammates.",
  "summary": "JINCHEON — Korea swept up 22 medals in swimming at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, its most ever at a single edition of the quadrennial competition. And the two lead horses of that historic run — Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo — said Thursday they are confident the country can be just as successful at this year's Asian Games in Japan. \"I know we won a record total of medals in Hangzhou…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean athletes keeping focus on selves, not opponents, ahead of Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/korean-athletes-keeping-focus-on-selves-not-opponents-ahead-of-asian",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Top swimmers say are confident S. Korea can repeat Asian Games success",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/top-swimmers-say-are-confident-s-korea-can-repeat-asian-games-success",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:57:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}