{
  "id": 8594042,
  "title": "Pentathlete Seong Seung-min wins S. Korea's 1st gold at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/pentathlete-seong-seung-min-wins-s-koreas-1st-gold-at-asian-games-8594042",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260920/pentathlete-seong-seung-min-wins-s-koreas-1st-gold-at-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, South Korea secured its first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a gold in road cycling, thanks to a standout performance by pentathlete Seong Seung-min. The event took place at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course, located 60 kilometers east of Nagoya. Seong claimed the gold medal with a time of 36:23.72, outpacing Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan and Zhang Hao of China, who secured silver and bronze medals respectively. This victory marks Korea's first medal of the Games, which will conclude on October 4, with South Korea aiming for around 45 gold medals. Prior to the Asian Games, Seong had demonstrated strong form, earning a bronze in the individual road race and a fourth-place finish in the individual time trial at the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia.",
  "summary": "ANJO, Japan — South Korea's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun grabbed bronze in the women's individual time trial event. Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course in Shinshiro, some 60 kilometers east of the main host city, Nagoya. Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan claimed the gold medal in 36:23.72, and…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}