{
  "id": 9708031,
  "title": "[Asian Games] Like father, like daughter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-games-like-father-like-daughter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260925/asian-games-like-father-like-daughter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Asian Games women's vault gold medal on Thursday, marking a significant achievement for her family's record in Korean gymnastics. This victory puts her alongside her father, Yeo Hong-chul, who is also a two-time Asian Games champion. At the age of 24, Yeo reclaimed the title she won in her debut eight years ago, demonstrating her resilience after battling injuries that threatened her pursuit of a second consecutive Olympic medal. She secured a score of 14.483 points in the final at the Nagoya General Gymnasium, outperforming defending champion An Chang-ok of North Korea, who secured silver with a score of 13.666. The triumph marked South Korea's first gymnastics medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Yeo expressed her happiness and gratitude for winning the gold medal after years of hard work. This victory not only secured her second Asian Games vault title, following her success at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in 2018 when she was 16, but also made her the first South Korean woman to win two Asian Games gold medals in artistic gymnastics.",
  "summary": "When gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong won the Asian Games vault gold on Thursday, the medal added a second chapter to a family record in Korean gymnastics, putting her alongside her father, Yeo Hong-chul, as two-time Asian Games champions. The 24-year-old reclaimed the Asian Games women’s vault title on Thursday, eight years after winning gold on her debut, returning to the top after injuries disrupted her…",
  "key_points": [
    "Yeo Seo-jeong wins Asian Games women's vault gold medal",
    "24-year-old reclaims title she won in 2016",
    "South Korea secures first gymnastics medal at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Yeo Seo-jeong's Asian Games women's vault gold medal cements her family's legacy in Korean gymnastics, matching her father's achievements and securing her own status as a two-time Asian Games champion.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] Like father, like daughter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-games-like-father-like-daughter-9711362",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:52:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}