{
  "id": 7039224,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T02:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260913/womens-volleyball-team-heads-to-japan-with-sights-set-on-redemption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In preparation for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Korea's national women's volleyball team has embarked on a journey to Japan, aiming to make amends for their lackluster performance in the 2023 competition. Headed by coach Cha Sang-hyun, the team will compete in Pool D of the preliminary round, facing Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Qatar. The highest-ranking teams from each of the four groups will progress to the quarterfinals.\n\nKorea's journey begins on Wednesday at 4 p.m., when they will take on Hong Kong in their opening match. All Pool D matches will be held at Park Arena Komaki, located in Komaki, just north of Nagoya. According to Cha, who addressed reporters at Incheon International Airport, the team has been focusing on recuperating and taking care of players' physical well-being, as well as refining their set plays for the Asian Games. Despite the emotional pain of their 2023 defeat to Vietnam in the first preliminary match, Cha expressed the team's unwavering determination to achieve success at the upcoming event.",
  "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…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-13T01:27:02.000Z"
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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."
}