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  "id": 8239143,
  "title": "S. Korea secures bronze medals in men's, women's team events in soft tennis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/s-korea-secures-bronze-medals-in-mens-womens-team-events-in-soft",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260918/s-korea-secures-bronze-medals-in-mens-womens-team-events-in-soft-tennis"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea has secured bronze medals in both the men's and women's team events in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Both teams reached the semifinals at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. The soft tennis teams are the first South Korean athletes to win medals at this year's Asian Games. The women's team, consisting of Kim Han-sul, Kim Yeon-hwa, Lee Su-jin, Eom Ye-jin, and Hwang Jeong-mi, finished second in the group phase behind Japan. The men's team, featuring Kim Hyun-woo, Lee Haneul, Kim Jin-woong, Lee Hyun-gwon, and Park Jae-kyu, also secured a spot in the semifinals after winning against Nepal and Indonesia. The bronze medal matches will be played on Sunday, the day after the opening ceremony, with the finals also scheduled for Sunday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea secures bronze medals in men's, women's team events in soft tennis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/asiad-s-korea-secures-bronze-medals-in-mens-womens-team-events-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:53:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea secures bronze medals in men's, women's team events in soft tennis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/s-korea-secures-bronze-medals-in-mens-womens-team-events-in-soft-8241398",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}