{
  "id": 6404524,
  "title": "Men's handball players feeling confident vs. Middle East powers at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/mens-handball-players-feeling-confident-vs-middle-east-powers-at-6404524",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260909/mens-handball-players-feeling-confident-vs-middle-east-powers-at-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Korean handball MVPs voiced optimism on Wednesday that their national team can outperform Middle Eastern teams to claim the gold at the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Lee Yo-seb, the league's current MVP, and Park Kwang-soon, the winner in 2021 and 2025, will lead Korea's quest for their first Asiad gold in men's handball in 16 years since 2010. Since then, Qatar has claimed three golds, Bahrain two silvers and one bronze. Korea's route to the podium will probably involve those adversaries, and Lee, 28, believes they possess an advantage over them this time. He stated at the team's press conference at Jincheon National Training Center, 85 kilometers south of Seoul, that in terms of organization and speed, Korea thinks they are superior. Though the Middle Eastern teams have accelerated over time, Lee asserts that the Korean squad has invested more effort and successfully executed their training.",
  "summary": "Two recent MVPs of the Korean men's handball league both expressed confidence Wednesday that the national team will be able to beat Middle East powers en route to the gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games this month. Lee Yo-seb, the reigning MVP, and Park Kwang-soon, the MVP winner in 2021 and 2025, will be at the forefront of Korea's pursuit of its first Asiad gold in men's handball in 16…",
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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."
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