{
  "id": 9511244,
  "title": "S. Korea wins silver in mixed team skeet shooting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-wins-silver-in-mixed-team-skeet-shooting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260924/s-korea-wins-silver-in-mixed-team-skeet-shooting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea secured a silver medal in the mixed team skeet shooting event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking their first shotgun medal in the ongoing competition. The Korean duo, comprising Lee Jong-jun and Jang Kook-hee, achieved a score of 51 points, one point shy of the world record set by Chinese shooters Lyu Jianlin and Jiang Yiting at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Toyota, located 25 kilometers east of Nagoya. India claimed the bronze medal with 44 points. This marked the fifth day of shooting events at the Asian Games. Prior to this, South Korea had already won five medals in Toyota, including two from pistol and three from rifle events. Skeet shooting involves athletes firing at unglazed clay discs launched from two separate structures, the high house on the left and the low house on the right. In the mixed team competition, each shooter fires at four targets, resulting in eight shots per series, with each successful shot earning one point. In the final four-team competition, Qatar was eliminated after the third series with 18 points, placing China in the lead at that time.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — Lee Jong-jun and Jang Kook-hee combined for silver in the mixed team skeet shooting event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, South Korea's first shotgun medal of the ongoing competition. The South Korean duo finished with 51 points for silver, just one point behind the world record score set by Lyu Jianlin and Jiang Yiting of China at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea wins silver in mixed team skeet shooting at Asian Games.",
    "Lee Jong-jun and Jang Kook-hee score 51 points, one shy of Chinese record.",
    "India takes bronze with 44 points in shooting events."
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's first shotgun medal at the Asian Games, secured through a silver in mixed team skeet shooting, adds to their overall haul and underscores their versatility in shooting events.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea wins silver in mixed team skeet shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asiad-s-korea-wins-silver-in-mixed-team-skeet-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:01:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea wins silver in mixed team skeet shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-wins-silver-in-mixed-team-skeet-shooting-9514467",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}