{
  "id": 3212775,
  "title": "Swimmer eager for return to familiar Tokyo arena for Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/swimmer-eager-for-return-to-familiar-tokyo-arena-for-asian-games-3212775",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T07:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260825/swimmer-eager-for-return-to-familiar-tokyo-arena-for-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "JINCHEN, South Korea — The upcoming Asian Games will see Nagoya as its main host city, yet all swimming events will take place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. This suits Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, 23, who relishes the familiar environment.\n\nAt the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Hwang made his international breakthrough at the same venue, setting an Asian record in the men's 100m freestyle and breaking an 11-year national record in the 200m freestyle, even though he didn't secure a medal. His evolution into a formidable force in international swimming began here, with World Championship and Asian Games triumphs soon following.\n\nHwang, speaking at a press conference for the national swimming team in Jincheon, South Korea, expressed his eagerness to give his all at the upcoming Asian Games. \"That's the arena that made me the swimmer I am today,\" he said, emphasizing his determination to showcase his full potential in the Japanese capital.",
  "summary": "JINCHEON — Nagoya will be the main host city of the upcoming Asian Games, but all swimming races will be held at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the Japanese capital next month. And that suits Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo just fine. Hwang, 23, enjoyed his first international breakthrough at the same arena at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Though he did not win a medal then, Hwang still set an Asian record in…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Swimmer eager for return to familiar Tokyo arena for Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/swimmer-eager-for-return-to-familiar-tokyo-arena-for-asian-games-3207627",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:28:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Swimmer eager for return to familiar Tokyo arena for Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/swimmer-eager-for-return-to-familiar-tokyo-arena-for-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:47:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}