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  "id": 9687103,
  "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in men's kayak double 500m racing at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-games-s-korea-wins-gold-in-mens-kayak-double-500m-racing-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T03:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260925/asian-games-s-korea-wins-gold-in-mens-kayak-double-500m-racing-at-asian-games"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held in Miyoshi, Japan, South Korea claimed the gold medal in the men's kayak double 500-meter race on September 24. Gwang Hee Cho and Hyobin Kim emerged victorious, marking them as the first double gold medalists for South Korea at the Asian Games. The duo completed the race in a time of 1:31.859, surpassing Japan by a mere 0.317 seconds. Iran rounded out the podium, trailing by 1.010 seconds. This victory marked South Korea's second gold medal in canoe sprint at the competition, following their success in the men's kayak four 500m event the previous day. Cho and Kim, who participated in both events, became the first Korean athletes to secure two gold medals at this Asian Games, which commenced on Saturday.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan— South Korea won the gold medal in the men's kayak double 500-meter race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, with Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin becoming the first double gold medalists in the South Korean delegation. The South Korean duo finished the race in 1:31.859 in the final of the men's kayak double 500m event at Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course in Miyoshi, just east of the…",
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        "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in men's kayak double 500m racing at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-games-s-korea-wins-gold-in-mens-kayak-double-500m-racing-at-9690376",
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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."
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