{
  "id": 8019046,
  "title": "Korea's Seong Seung-min advances to Asian Games modern pentathlon final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/koreas-seong-seung-min-advances-to-asian-games-modern-pentathlon-final",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260917/koreas-seong-seung-min-advances-to-asian-games-modern-pentathlon-final"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — Korean athlete Seong Seung-min has advanced to the women's modern pentathlon final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She achieved this by finishing second in her semifinal group on Thursday. Seong scored 1,365 points, placing her behind the top nine athletes in her group, which qualified them for the final set for Sunday.\n\nThe modern pentathlon competition consists of five events: fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing, and laser run, a mix of running and shooting. This event took place at Anjo Sports Park, located southeast of Nagoya's main host city. A total of 33 modern pentathletes were divided into two groups for the semifinals. Seong, one of the strongest contenders for the gold medal, won the 2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, becoming the first Korean woman to achieve this feat.\n\nSeong's triumph in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics was equally historic, as she became the first Asian female pentathlete to earn an Olympic medal. The Asian Games officially commenced on Saturday, and Seong aims to secure Korea's first gold medal at this event. Three other Korean pentathletes have also secured their spots in the final, with Shin Su-min ranking sixth in Group A.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — Korea's Seong Seung-min advanced to the women's modern pentathlon final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after finishing second in her semifinal group Thursday. Seong scored 1,365 points to finish second in Group A after competing in five events — fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing and laser run, a combination of running and shooting — at Anjo Sports Park in Anjo, just…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea's Seong Seung-min advances to Asian Games modern pentathlon final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/koreas-seong-seung-min-advances-to-asian-games-modern-pentathlon-final-8021165",
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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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