{
  "id": 9754293,
  "title": "S. Korea wins 3 medals on last day of swimming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/s-korea-wins-3-medals-on-last-day-of-swimming",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260925/s-korea-wins-3-medals-on-last-day-of-swimming"
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  "account": "On the final day of swimming competitions at the Asian Games in Tokyo, South Korea secured three medals, falling short of their impressive total from three years ago. Lee Ju-ho claimed silver in the men's 200-meter backstroke, finishing in 1:56.58, just 0.16 seconds behind Kodai Nishiono of Japan. Kim Min-seob added to South Korea's tally with a bronze in the men's 200m butterfly, marking his first individual medal in Tokyo. The nation's efforts concluded with a bronze in the women's 4x100m medley relay, the last swimming event of the Games. South Korea's swimming performance in Tokyo yielded one gold, six silver, and 13 bronze medals overall. The country had already secured 22 medals at the 2023 Asiad in Hangzhou, China, including six golds. South Korea arrived in Tokyo aiming to replicate their success from the previous Games, but found themselves overshadowed by the dominant performances of China and Japan. South Korea's top swimmers, Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, both failed to win a gold medal, having combined for five between them three years prior, with Kim Woo-min notably absent from medal-winning performances.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — South Korea picked up three medals on the last day of the swimming competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Tokyo on Friday, finishing a couple of medals short of its gaudy total from three years ago. Lee Ju-ho won silver in the men's 200-meter backstroke at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in 1:56.58, 0.16 second back of Kodai Nishiono of Japan. Kim Min-seob grabbed bronze in the men's 200m…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/lead-asiad-s-korea-earns-silver-bronze-in-team-shooting-events",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:49:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea wins 3 medals on last day of swimming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/s-korea-wins-3-medals-on-last-day-of-swimming-9758085",
        "published": "2026-09-25T11:52:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}