{
  "id": 7034531,
  "title": "Women's volleyball team heads to Japan with sights set on redemption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/womens-volleyball-team-heads-to-japan-with-sights-set-on-redemption",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260913/womens-volleyball-team-heads-to-japan-with-sights-set-on-redemption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean women's volleyball team departed for Japan on Sunday to compete in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, determined to make up for their failure to reach the podium at the 2023 event in Hangzhou, China. Head coach Cha Sang-hyun led the squad, which will participate in Pool D's preliminary round alongside Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Qatar. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the quarterfinals.\n\nPool D matches are scheduled to commence at 4 p.m. on Wednesday against Hong Kong, with all Group D games held at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, located north of Nagoya. Following the Asian championships in August, the team has been focusing on regaining their strength and conditioning, as well as refining their set plays for the Asian Games.\n\nCha expressed his emotional disappointment at Korea's performance in the 2023 Asian Games, where they lost to Vietnam in the first preliminary match and did not advance to the medal phase. Despite this setback, he emphasized the team's strong determination and the belief that they will secure positive results in Japan.",
  "summary": "The national women's volleyball team traveled to Japan on Sunday for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, seeking redemption after failing to reach the podium at the previous competition in 2023. Coached by Cha Sang-hyun, Korea will face Vietnam, Hong Kong and Qatar in Pool D of the preliminary round. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the quarterfinals. The competition for…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean women's volleyball team heads to Japan for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.",
    "Team aims to redeem themselves after failing to reach podium in 2023 Hangzhou Games.",
    "Pool D group includes Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Qatar for preliminary round."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Korean women's volleyball team's renewed focus and determination signal a shift towards redemption after last year's disappointing performance in the Asian Games.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Women's volleyball team heads to Japan with sights set on redemption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/womens-volleyball-team-heads-to-japan-with-sights-set-on-redemption-7039224",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:07:02.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "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."
}