{
  "id": 7912674,
  "title": "Table tennis player, rower to carry nat'l flag at opening ceremony",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/table-tennis-player-rower-to-carry-natl-flag-at-opening-ceremony",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260917/table-tennis-player-rower-to-carry-natl-flag-at-opening-ceremony"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Table tennis player Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong have been selected as the flag bearers for Korea's opening ceremony at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The announcement was made by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) on Thursday, with the flag ceremony scheduled for Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan. Shin, a 22-year-old athlete, is a multiple medalist, having won gold in the women's doubles at the 2023 Asian Games and bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is currently the world No. 1 in mixed doubles, making her and her partner, Lim Jong-hoon, a significant threat to win medals in Nagoya. Kim, a 35-year-old rower, has represented Korea for 17 years and is considered a medal contender in the men's double sculls and quadruple sculls events at the upcoming Games. The KSOC also named Kim Woo-jin and Lee Bo-na as co-captains of the entire delegation.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) Table tennis player, rower to carry nat'l flag at opening ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/asiad-table-tennis-player-rower-to-carry-natl-flag-at-opening-ceremony",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:43:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Football on table, wrestling without groundwork: Unusual sports India will play at Asiad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/football-on-table-wrestling-without-groundwork-unusual-sports-india",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Table tennis player, rower to carry nat'l flag at opening ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/table-tennis-player-rower-to-carry-natl-flag-at-opening-ceremony-7917562",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}