{
  "id": 9676469,
  "title": "S. Korea wins silver in women's team sepaktakraw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/s-korea-wins-silver-in-womens-team-sepaktakraw",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260925/s-korea-wins-silver-in-womens-team-sepaktakraw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — The South Korean women's sepaktakraw team claimed silver at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, falling to Thailand 2-0 in the final at Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya. This marked South Korea's third consecutive silver medal in the women's team regu event. The match saw Thailand winning its fifth straight gold in women's regu, extending their winning streak. In the first set, South Korea lost 2-0 (15-13, 15-5), unable to maintain a 13-12 lead. In the second set, they conceded another 2-0 defeat (15-7, 15-6) to secure Thailand's gold medal. The sepaktakraw tournament will continue with men's regu and women's doubles finals on Tuesday, followed by men's quadrant and women's quadrant finals on October 3.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea won its third consecutive Asian Games silver medal in the women's team regu sepaktakraw event on Friday. South Korea lost to the mighty Thailand 2-0 at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan. It was South Korea's third consecutive loss to Thailand in an Asiad women's team regu final. Thailand ran its women's team regu gold medal-winning streak to…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korean women's sepaktakraw team wins silver at 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.",
    "South Korea loses 2-0 to Thailand in final, extending Thailand's gold streak.",
    "Sepaktakraw tournament continues with men's regu and women's doubles finals on Tuesday."
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's third straight silver medal in women's team regu underscores its consistent but unsuccessful pursuit of a gold medal in the sport, as Thailand extends its dominance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea wins silver in women's team sepaktakraw",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/s-korea-wins-silver-in-womens-team-sepaktakraw-9680240",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:47:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}