{
  "id": 9542687,
  "title": "S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay-9542687",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260924/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a busy day of swimming events at the Asian Games in Tokyo, South Korea secured a bronze medal in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Jo Hyun-ju, Hur Yeon-kyung, Han Da-kyung, and Lee Song-eun comprised the team, finishing with a time of 8:01.87 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. China claimed gold with a time of 7:49.37, while Japan took the silver medal, clocking in at 7:59.53. Initially, Jo led the South Korean team into second place, but the team lost ground after Hur's leg and ultimately finished third. Despite Han's continued performance, South Korea maintained their position, securing their second-straight Asiad bronze in this event. The medal haul brought South Korea's total to five in Tokyo, which included Cho Sung-jae's bronze in men's 200m breaststroke, Park Si-eun's silver in women's 200m breaststroke, Kim Jun-woo's silver in men's 800m freestyle, and the men's 4x100m freestyle relay team's silver.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — South Korea picked up bronze in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Asian Games on Thursday, capping a busy day in the pool for the country in Tokyo. Jo Hyun-ju, Hur Yeon-kyung, Han Da-kyung and Lee Song-eun posted a time of 8:01.87 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with China cruising to gold in 7:49.37 and Japan finishing second in 7:59.53. Jo had South Korea in second place…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/asiad-s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:04:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea takes bronze in women's swimming relay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korea-takes-bronze-in-womens-swimming-relay",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:52:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}