{
  "id": 7578444,
  "title": "Inside Korea's esports training camp, where gamers get Olympic-style care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/inside-koreas-esports-training-camp-where-gamers-get-olympic-style-7578444",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260916/inside-koreas-esports-training-camp-where-gamers-get-olympic-style-care"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports on the conversion of the Busan e-sports Arena into an exclusive training camp for the national esports team, mirroring the structure of the country's premier Olympic training center, the Jincheon National Training Center. The national team, preparing for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, includes League of Legends (LoL) players such as Faker. The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) announced that the team completed their domestic seasons and arrived in Busan to begin intensive bootcamp sessions and scrimmages. Led by head coach Kang Dong-hoon, the team will face warm-up matches against Thailand and Vietnam this weekend in preparation for the upcoming event.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Inside Korea's esports training camp, where gamers get Olympic-style care",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/inside-koreas-esports-training-camp-where-gamers-get-olympic-style",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}