{
  "id": 8926665,
  "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea loses to Japan to drop to bronze medal match in women's volleyball",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/asian-games-s-korea-loses-to-japan-to-drop-to-bronze-medal-match-in-8926665",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260921/asian-games-s-korea-loses-to-japan-to-drop-to-bronze-medal-match-in-womens-volleyball"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nagoya, Japan — In a disappointing semifinal match at the Asian Games, South Korea fell to Japan with a score of 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-16) in the women's volleyball tournament, eliminating them from contention for a gold medal. The match took place at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, north of Nagoya.\n\nSouth Korea had been undefeated in the group stage and had eliminated Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals. However, they were unable to secure a win against the host country, their first goal since 2014. The team had hoped to secure a gold medal but was unable to overcome Japan.\n\nSouth Korea stayed competitive in the first set, trailing by only 14-13 before Japan took control. In the second set, South Korea managed to lead momentarily before falling back to 21-19. Although they managed to get a few points back in the third set, South Korea ultimately conceded four consecutive points and fell behind 12-6. Despite a brief rally to 13-11, South Korea could not sustain the momentum and lost the final set.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the women's volleyball tournament at the Asian Games on Monday, dropping to the bronze medal contest against Thailand. Japan defeated South Korea in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-16) in the semifinals at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, just north of Nagoya. South Korea went undefeated in the group phase and eliminated Kazakhstan…",
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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."
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