{
  "id": 5711705,
  "title": "North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T04:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260905/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea has announced it will send nine wrestlers to the upcoming Asian Games. The country has entered wrestlers in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling events. In Greco-Roman, 60-kilogram wrestler Ryu Yu-chol, ranked 51st in the world, and 67-kilogram wrestler Son Man-kwang, ranked 49th, will represent North Korea. In freestyle wrestling, world No. 1 Han Chong-song will compete in the 57-kilogram class, while Kim Kwang-jin, ranked 14th, will compete in the 65-kilogram class. North Korea's women's freestyle lineup includes Kim Son-hyang in the 50-kilogram class, ranked 19th; Choe Hyo-gyong in the 53-kilogram class, ranked 7th; Son Il-sim in the 57-kilogram class, ranked 3rd; Kim Ok-ju in the 62-kilogram class, ranked 3rd; and Pak Sol-gum in the 68-kilogram class, ranked 10th. Since making significant progress in international wrestling in the late 2010s, North Korea has won seven medals - one gold, three silver, and three bronze - at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. They also claimed seven medals, including three golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, at last year's world championships. North Korea plans to send a delegation of around 100 athletes to the Asian Games.",
  "summary": "According to the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Thursday, North Korea has entered two wrestlers in men's Greco-Roman wrestling — Ryu Yu-chol in the 60-kilogram class, ranked No. 51 in the world, and Son Man-kwang in the 67kg class, ranked No. 49. In men's freestyle, world No. 1 Han Chong-song will compete in the 57kg class, while Kim Kwang-jin, ranked No. 14, will compete in the 65kg class.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily NK",
        "title": "North Korea orders sweeping rebuild of northern border blockade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/north-korea-orders-sweeping-rebuild-of-northern-border-blockade",
        "published": "2026-09-05T02:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-asian-games-5713517",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}