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  "id": 8585281,
  "title": "Shin Ji-eun wins bronze in cycling for S. Korea's 1st medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/shin-ji-eun-wins-bronze-in-cycling-for-s-koreas-1st-medal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260920/shin-ji-eun-wins-bronze-in-cycling-for-s-koreas-1st-medal"
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  "summary": "South Korea's first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun won bronze in the women's individual time trial event. According to The Korea Times, Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course. The gold medal was claimed by Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan in 36:23.72, and Zhang Hao of China won silver in 36:28.40.\n\nSouth Korea is targeting around 45 gold medals at this year's Asiad, which will conclude on October 4. The country is aiming for a third-place finish in the medal table, behind China and Japan.\n\nThe medal race at the 20th Asian Games got underway in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture with 1,051 athletes and officials in action, Yonhap News reported. Other South Korean athletes are set to compete in events such as women's modern pentathlon, with Seong Seung-min among those taking part.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea to start gold medal campaign on 1st day of medal events",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/asiad-s-korea-to-start-gold-medal-campaign-on-1st-day-of-medal-events",
        "published": "2026-09-19T21:00:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Shin Ji-eun wins bronze in cycling for S. Korea's 1st medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/shin-ji-eun-wins-bronze-in-cycling-for-s-koreas-1st-medal-8587311",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:27:03.000Z"
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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."
}