{
  "id": 8648882,
  "title": "S. Korea wins Asian Games gold in team modern pentathlon event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/s-korea-wins-asian-games-gold-in-team-modern-pentathlon-event-8648882",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260920/s-korea-wins-asian-games-gold-in-team-modern-pentathlon-event"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea secured gold in the men's modern pentathlon team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, reinforcing their title. In the men's final, the South Korean team - Jun Woong-tae, Lee Jong-hyeon, and Seo Chang-wan - amassed a total of 4,779 points. They competed across five disciplines: fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing, and a combined running and shooting event known as the laser run, held at Anjo Sports Park in Anjo, northeast of Nagoya, Japan. This marked the second consecutive gold medal in the team event for South Korea, following their triumph at the Hangzhou Asian Games. In the team competition, the points of each nation's top three individual placers were added to decide the medal placements. Jun placed second, Lee third, and Seo fifth, amassing 4,779 points, surpassing China with 4,768 points and Kazakhstan with 4,647 points.",
  "summary": "South Korea won gold in the men's modern pentathlon team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, successfully defending its title. In the men's modern pentathlon final, South Korean athletes Jun Woong-tae, Lee Jong-hyeon and Seo Chang-wan scored a combined 4,779 points after competing in five events — fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing and laser run, a combination of running and…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/wushu-exponent-zeanne-law-clinches-singapores-first-aichi-nagoya",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea wins Asian Games gold in team modern pentathlon event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/s-korea-wins-asian-games-gold-in-team-modern-pentathlon-event",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:42:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}