{
  "id": 8845786,
  "title": "S. Korea takes bronze in men's rifle team event, misses out on individual medals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-mens-rifle-team-event-misses-out-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260921/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-mens-rifle-team-event-misses-out-on-individual-medals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea secured a bronze medal in the men's 10-meter air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Monday, though individual shooters Park Ha-jun, Shin Min-ki, and Gwon Hyeop-jun did not claim medals themselves. The team's combined score of 1,884.2 points secured their third-place finish at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, located 25 kilometers east of Nagoya. Park led the scoring with 631.4 points, while Shin and Gwon followed with 629.2 and 623.6 points, respectively. China emerged victorious in the team competition with a world record score of 1,899 points, while India claimed silver with 1,890.1 points. Both Park and Shin qualified for the individual final on Monday afternoon but finished seventh and sixth, respectively. Park had previously won silver at the 2023 Asiad in this event but failed to medal this time. The men's team bronze marked South Korea's second shooting medal at the Asiad in just two days. On Sunday, women's individual bronze was awarded to Ban Hyo-jin. Shooting events are scheduled to conclude on October 1.",
  "summary": "South Korea claimed bronze in the men's 10-meter air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Monday, while two of its shooters missed out on individual medals. The trio of Park Ha-jun, Shin Min-ki and Gwon Hyeop-jun scored a combined 1,884.2 points in their individual qualification round, helping South Korea finish third in the team standings at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea finishes 3rd in men's 10m air rifle team event",
    "Park Ha-jun leads scoring with 631.4 points",
    "China wins team event with world record 1,899 points"
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's bronze medal in the men's rifle team event marks its second shooting medal in two days, following Ban Hyo-jin's women's individual bronze, while individual shooters missed out on medals.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea takes bronze in men's rifle team event, misses out on individual medals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/asiad-s-korea-takes-bronze-in-mens-rifle-team-event-misses-out-on",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:35:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea takes bronze in men's rifle team event, misses out on individual medals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-mens-rifle-team-event-misses-out-on-8847746",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}