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  "id": 7446560,
  "title": "Korea's gold-medal hopes span modern pentathlon to archery at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/koreas-gold-medal-hopes-span-modern-pentathlon-to-archery-at-asian-7446560",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260915/koreas-gold-medal-hopes-span-modern-pentathlon-to-archery-at-asian-games"
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  "summary": "The upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, set to be held for the first time in Japan in 32 years, will see Korea aiming for up to 45 gold medals across 43 sports. The competition, which begins on Saturday and runs for 16 days, will see over 1,000 Korean athletes and officials participating. According to Yonhap News Agency, Korea's gold-medal hopes will likely start with Seong Seung-min in the women's modern pentathlon on the first day of competition. Seong, who won a world title in the event and an Olympic medal in Paris, is seen as a strong contender. Additionally, the country is expected to perform well in swimming, with Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo leading the hopes for gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay and the 200-meter freestyle event, respectively.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea's gold-medal hopes span modern pentathlon to archery at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/asiad-s-koreas-gold-medal-hopes-span-modern-pentathlon-to-archery-at",
        "published": "2026-09-15T01:27:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Youth and Sports Minister says six gold target at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games realistic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/youth-and-sports-minister-says-six-gold-target-at-aichi-nagoya-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-15T01:43:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's gold-medal hopes span modern pentathlon to archery at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/koreas-gold-medal-hopes-span-modern-pentathlon-to-archery-at-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Why Asian gold is within reach for India's women hockey team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/why-asian-gold-is-within-reach-for-indias-women-hockey-team",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:06:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
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