{
  "id": 3263937,
  "title": "Korea's esports national team shares ambitions ahead of Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/koreas-esports-national-team-shares-ambitions-ahead-of-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260825/koreas-esports-national-team-shares-ambitions-ahead-of-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean national team for esports is preparing to compete in the upcoming Asian Games, held this year in Japan from September 19. This marks the second time esports will be an official medal sport at the quadrennial event. Korea will field a team of 44 individuals, comprising 36 athletes, to participate in nine out of the eleven esports disciplines. This represents a significant increase from the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where only 20 individuals competed in six esports categories. South Korea's esports star, Lee Sang-hyeok, popularly known as Faker, will make a return to the competition seeking his second gold medal in the League of Legends category. Faker expressed his commitment to fulfilling the high hopes of the Korean public and restoring pride and honor to the esports community. He emphasized his excitement rather than stress as he prepared for the upcoming competition.",
  "summary": "The Korean national team for the esports category in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held a kick-off ceremony Tuesday and shared their ambitions. Since being featured as a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, esports will be held as an official medal sport for the second time at the quadrennial event scheduled to kick off Sept. 19 in Japan this year. Korea will send a…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korea's esports national team to compete in 2023 Asian Games in Japan.",
    "Team of 44 athletes to participate in nine esports disciplines.",
    "Faker aims for second gold medal in League of Legends."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's esports national team shares ambitions ahead of Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/koreas-esports-national-team-shares-ambitions-ahead-of-asian-games-3265446",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}