{
  "id": 5746327,
  "title": "North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-2026-aichi-nagoya-asian-games-5746327",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260905/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-2026-aichi-nagoya-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nine North Korean wrestlers will represent their country in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, focusing on wrestling events. The athletes are expected to compete in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling categories.\n\nIn Greco-Roman wrestling, North Korea will field two wrestlers, Ryu Yu-chol in the 60-kilogram class (ranked 51st globally) and Son Man-kwang in the 67kg class (ranked 49th). Meanwhile, in freestyle wrestling, the country will send world No. 1 Han Chong-song to compete in the 57kg class and Kim Kwang-jin (ranked 14th globally) in the 65kg category.\n\nOn the women's side, North Korea will feature Kim Son-hyang in the 50kg class (ranked 19th), Choe Hyo-gyong in the 53kg class (ranked 7th), Son Il-sim in the 57kg class (ranked 3rd), Kim Ok-ju in the 62kg class (ranked 3rd), and Pak Sol-gum in the 68kg class (ranked 10th).",
  "summary": "North Korea will send nine athletes to compete in wrestling at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/north-korea-to-send-9-wrestlers-to-2026-aichi-nagoya-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:57:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}