{
  "id": 9539093,
  "title": "[Asian Games] Artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong wins gold in women's vault at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asian-games-artistic-gymnast-yeo-seo-jeong-wins-gold-in-womens-vault-9539093",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260924/asian-games-artistic-gymnast-yeo-seo-jeong-wins-gold-in-womens-vault-at-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan - South Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong claimed gold in the women's vault event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, marking the nation's first victory in the sport. The champion achieved an impressive average score of 14.483 points after two attempts, surpassing defending Asiad champion An Chang-ok of North Korea, who registered 13.666 points. Du Siyu of China secured the bronze medal with a score of 13.450.\n\nThis victory marked Yeo's second career Asian Games title in the women's vault, preceded by her triumph at the 2018 Asian Games. She had previously missed the 2022 edition to concentrate on the world championships. Currently, Yeo shares her remarkable accomplishment with her father, Yeo Hong-chul, an Olympic silver and bronze medalist in the men's vault from the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games respectively.\n\nThroughout the final, Yeo showcased unrivaled dominance, as she was the sole gymnast among the eight finalists to score more than 14 points on both attempts. Her exceptional takeoffs, twists, and landings played a pivotal role in her accomplishment.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong won gold in the women's vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country its first title in the sport. Yeo scored an average of 14.483 points after two attempts, beating defending Asiad champion North Korea's An Chang-ok, who scored 13.666 points, in the women's vault final of artistic gymnastics at Nagoya General…",
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    "Achieves average score of 14.483 points after two attempts",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: Japan Men, Women Take Silver in Artistic Gymnastics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asian-games-2026-japan-men-women-take-silver-in-artistic-gymnastics",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:27:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] Artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong wins gold in women's vault at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asian-games-artistic-gymnast-yeo-seo-jeong-wins-gold-in-womens-vault",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:32:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}