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  "id": 9948902,
  "title": "Organizers ‘not satisfied’ by rows of empty seats at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/organizers-not-satisfied-by-rows-of-empty-seats-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T08:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/asian-games/asian-games-organizers-seats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 100-meter sprints are one of the highlights of any Games, but the 30,000-capacity Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium appeared to be only about one-quarter full on Friday night.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Azeem refuses to let injury derail his Asian Games campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/azeem-refuses-to-let-injury-derail-his-asian-games-campaign",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:11:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Jay Meena battled typhoid, hip injury & self-doubt to win historic Asian Games medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/jay-meena-battled-typhoid-hip-injury-self-doubt-to-win-historic-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:00:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Asian Games: India to face Afghanistan in quarter-finals in repeat of the last final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/asian-games-india-to-face-afghanistan-in-quarter-finals-in-repeat-of",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:20:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}