{
  "id": 8640635,
  "title": "(Asiad) Lee Jun-suk becomes inaugural gold medalist in men's teqball",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/asiad-lee-jun-suk-becomes-inaugural-gold-medalist-in-mens-teqball",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:42:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260920003700315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lee Jun-suk made history at the Asian Games, becoming the inaugural gold medalist in the newly introduced men's singles teqball event. The 27-year-old South Korean athlete defeated Iraq's Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi 2-0 (12-11, 12-5) in the final, held at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan. Lee's victory marked South Korea's third gold medal at the Asian Games, with teqball, an invention from Hungary in 2014, combining elements of football, table tennis, freestyle skills, and sepaktakraw. Played on a curved table, players are allowed to hit the ball with any part of their body except the hands and arms, with a maximum of three touches per shot.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}