{
  "id": 3157114,
  "title": "With world title in tow, badminton doubles team feeling confident ahead of Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/with-world-title-in-tow-badminton-doubles-team-feeling-confident",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T01:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260825/with-world-title-in-tow-badminton-doubles-team-feeling-confident-ahead-of-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea's women's badminton doubles team, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana, are feeling incredibly confident as they prepare for the upcoming Asian Games. The duo recently claimed their first-ever world title together, defeating the top-seeded Chinese pair Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 21-15, 21-15 in the final held in New Delhi. This victory marked Korea's first world title in women's doubles since 1995.\n\n32-year-old Lee, who had previously won bronze and silver medals at world championships with a different partner, expressed her joy at finally achieving a world title. \"I only dreamed about winning a world title and it means so much to have it come true,\" she said at Incheon International Airport. Her partner, 25-year-old Baek, echoed her sentiments, stating, \"I had no medal from world championships and I finally got one thanks to So-hee.\"\n\nInterestingly, before this competition, the Korean team was not considered a favorite to win gold. They had not won any international event this season and had lost their previous five encounters.",
  "summary": "Having won their first world badminton title together, the women's doubles team of Lee So-hee and Baek Hana said Tuesday their confidence is running high ahead of next month's Asian Games. Lee and Baek took down the top-seeded team from China, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning, 21-15, 21-15, in the women's doubles final at the world championships in New Delhi on Sunday. It was Korea's first world title…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korea's Lee So-hee and Baek Hana confident ahead of Asian Games",
    "First-ever world title for doubles duo, defeating Chinese pair 21-15, 21-15",
    "32-year-old Lee's dream realized after 15-year wait for world title"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This breakthrough world title win cements Lee So-hee and Baek Hana's status as a force to be reckoned with, boosting their confidence ahead of the Asian Games.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "With world title in tow, badminton doubles team feeling confident ahead of Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/with-world-title-in-tow-badminton-doubles-team-feeling-confident-3158930",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:23:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "With world title in tow, badminton doubles team feeling confident ahead of Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/with-world-title-in-tow-badminton-doubles-team-feeling-confident-3158477",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:37:02.000Z"
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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."
}