{
  "id": 8241398,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260918/s-korea-secures-bronze-medals-in-mens-womens-team-events-in-soft-tennis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nagoya — The South Korean men's and women's team soft tennis athletes secured bronze medal statuses at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. Both teams advanced to the semifinals after participating in the group phase. There will be no bronze medal matches in the event, as the losing teams in the semifinals will receive the bronze medals. This marks the first time that any South Korean athletes have earned medals at the Asian Games. Both teams will face off against Chinese Taipei in the semifinals on Sunday, the day after the opening ceremony, followed by the finals also on Sunday. On Friday, the women's team comprising Kim Han-sul, Kim Yeon-hwa, Lee Su-jin, Eom Ye-jin, and Hwang Jeong-mi secured the second position in the group phase, behind Japan, earning a spot in the semifinals. The South Korean team lost to Japan with a score of 3-0, losing two doubles and one singles match. Subsequently, South Korea defeated Cambodia and Pakistan, also winning by a score of 3-0. The men's team, consisting of Kim Hyun-woo, Lee Haneul, Kim Jin-woong, Lee Hyun-gwon, and Park Jae-kyu, had victories over Nepal and Indonesia in the qualifying rounds.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA — South Korea has guaranteed itself at least bronze medals in the men's and women's team events in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. Both teams reached the semifinals of their events on Friday at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. There are no bronze medal matches in soft tennis, where both losing teams in the semifinals will receive bronze. The soft tennis…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:12:04.000Z"
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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."
}