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  "id": 7939519,
  "title": "Speedy Tigresses' top-four Asian Games mission begins against Kazakhstan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/speedy-tigresses-top-four-asian-games-mission-begins-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:02:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/hockey/2026/09/1534579/speedy-tigresses-top-four-asian-games-mission-begins-against"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's women's hockey team, known as the Speedy Tigresses, will kick off their quest for a top-four finish at the upcoming Asian Games against Kazakhstan at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium. Coach C.R. Kumar expressed that it is time to aim higher after the team's fifth-place finish in the previous five Asian Games. However, the road ahead will not be easy, as the Tigresses have been placed in a challenging Group A alongside world No. 4 China, South Korea (17th), Taiwan (42nd), and Bangladesh (85th).\n\nMalaysia has consistently finished fifth at the Asian Games, but the team is determined to break that pattern and aim for the top four positions. Coach Kumar emphasized the importance of beating either China or South Korea in their pool to have a shot at the semi-finals. The team's best Asian Games performance was winning a bronze medal at the 1982 New Delhi edition.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top-four mission in women’s hockey at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin when they face minnows Kazakhstan at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium tomorrow.",
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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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