{
  "id": 9260421,
  "title": "S. Korea wraps up soft tennis competition with 2 bronzes at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/s-korea-wraps-up-soft-tennis-competition-with-2-bronzes-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260923/s-korea-wraps-up-soft-tennis-competition-with-2-bronzes-at-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA — South Korea's soft tennis team concluded their medal run at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with three bronze medals, despite not winning any singles events on Wednesday. In the men's singles quarterfinals at Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, Lee Ha-neul narrowly lost 4-2 to Chinese Taipei's Che Po-yi. Lee had a 2-2 tie in the first four games, but lost two straight games to miss the semifinals. Soft tennis singles matches are played first to four games. In the women's singles quarterfinals, South Korea's Lee Su-jin lost 4-2 to Japan's Rena Temma, and Hwang Jeong-mi lost 4-2 to North Korea's Ri Jin-mi. In a closely contested match, Hwang tied the score at 2-2, but Ri won the next two games to advance to the semifinals. Ri's semifinal appearance secured North Korea's bronze medal for the team.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA — South Korea's soft tennis team wrapped up its medal competition at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with three bronze medals after failing to earn a medal in the singles events Wednesday. In the men's singles quarterfinals at Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, central Japan, Lee Ha-neul lost 4-2 to Che Po-yi of Chinese Taipei. Lee battled to a 2-2 tie through the…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea wins 2 bronze medals at Asian Games",
    "Lee Ha-neul and Lee Su-jin lose in women's singles",
    "North Korea's Ri Jin-mi advances to semifinals"
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's soft tennis team ends its Asian Games campaign with three bronze medals, a result that underscores the country's steady but not dominant performance in the sport.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea wraps up soft tennis competition with 2 bronzes at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/s-korea-wraps-up-soft-tennis-competition-with-2-bronzes-at-asian-games-9263473",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}