{
  "id": 9986398,
  "title": "S. Korea wins women's basketball gold medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/s-korea-wins-womens-basketball-gold-medal-9986398",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260926/s-korea-wins-womens-basketball-gold-medal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea secured the women's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, defeating Japan 75-70 in a thrilling final at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan. Leading the team was forward Lee Hae-ran, who scored 24 points, while captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points, clinching the narrow victory six days after the men's team also won gold. This marked South Korea's first women's basketball gold since 2014, following a 12-year gap, and their first sweep of both men's and women's basketball titles at an Asian Games in a decade. The Korean team dominated the third quarter, leading by as many as 20 points, before overcoming Japan's late surge. South Korea responded to Japan's game-opening three with 11 unanswered points and capitalized on offensive boards for easy shots at the rim, leading 15-3 by midway through the first quarter. Park So-hee's corner three-pointer extended their lead to 25-10 with 52 minutes remaining in the first quarter, despite Japan's late push, which made the score more competitive at 27-15.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea captured the women's basketball title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday with a 75-70 victory over the home team Japan. Forward Lee Hae-ran led her team with 24 points, and captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points for the narrow win in the final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan. This is South Korea's first women's hoops gold since 2014,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asian-games-s-koreas-hwang-seo-hyun-wins-gold-in-womens-balance-beam",
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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."
}