Lee Jun-suk becomes inaugural gold medalist in men's teqball

Lee Jun-suk soared to gold in the men's singles teqball event at the Asian Games on Sunday, becoming the inaugural champion of the brand new sport making its Asiad debut. Lee defeated Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi of Iraq 2-0 (12-11, 12-5) in the final at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan. Lee, 27, went undefeated on his way to the top of the podium, having won all five group matches and then both of his knockout contests. Lee's was South Korea's third gold medal of the Asian Games

Sept. 20, 2026

Jun Woong-tae misses 3rd Asiad individual gold in modern pentathlon, but helps S. Korea retain team title

Jun Woong-tae had won two consecutive gold medals in the men's individual modern pentathlon at the previous Asian Games, but failed to extend his winning streak to three at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In the sport's final held at Anjo Sports Park in Anjo, just southeast of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday, Jun finished second with 1,595 points after competing in five events -- fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing and laser run, a combination of running and shooting. However,

Sept. 20, 2026

Noh Seung-yul climbs into third

Noh Seung-yul shot a 7-under 64 to move into third place at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, boosting his bid to secure a PGA Tour card for next season. Noh made eight birdies and one bogey in the third round of the $1.5 million Korn Ferry Tour event at Ohio State University Golf Club's par-71 Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Korean time. At 13-under 200, he climbed from a tie for 14th into sole possession of third, three strokes behind American leader John Marshall B

Sept. 20, 2026

Lee's first goal rescues Austria Wien in 2-2 draw

South Korean defender Lee Kang-hee scored his first goal of the season just two minutes after coming off the bench to rescue a 2-2 draw for Austria Wien against Grazer AK. Lee struck in the 81st minute with Austria Wien trailing 2-1 in its seventh Austrian Bundesliga game of the season at Merkur Arena in Graz, Austria, Saturday. The draw extended Austria Wien's unbeaten run to two games following a 2-1 comeback victory in which Lee assisted on the winner. The team stood ninth with seven points.

Sept. 20, 2026

South Korea falls to Italy in U-20 Women's World Cup quarterfinals

South Korea's run at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ended with a 3-1 loss to Italy in the quarterfinals Saturday. Coach Park Youn-jeong's team conceded twice to Karen Appiah and once to Paola Fadda at Sosnowiec Arena in Poland. Lee Ha-eun, the No. 9 forward from Ulsan College, scored South Korea's lone goal. South Korea finished second in Group C with a win, a draw and a loss before beating Argentina 1-0 to reach its first quarterfinal since 2014. It was seeking its first semifinal appeara

Sept. 20, 2026

Mainz rallies past Gladbach

Mainz, with South Korean midfielder Lee Jae-sung in the starting lineup, earned its first comeback win of the season with a 4-3 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach. The victory at Borussia-Park on Sunday, Korean time, lifted Mainz to fifth in the Bundesliga with seven points after four games. Mainz bounced back from its first loss of the season to claim its second win. Lee, named to South Korea coach Moreno's first squad for international matches in September and October, started in central midf

Sept. 20, 2026

S. Korea wins women's team bronze in soft tennis

South Korea won bronze in the women's team event in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, its first medal in the sport at this year's competition. South Korea lost to Chinese Taipei 2-1 in the semifinals at Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, central Japan. There is no bronze medal contest in soft tennis and the two losers of the semifinals are both awarded bronze medals. Earlier in the day, the Philippines took the first bronze following its loss to Japan. The

Sept. 20, 2026

Pentathlete Seong Seung-min wins S. Korea's 1st gold at Asian Games

Seong Seung-min brought home South Korea's first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning the women's individual modern pentathlon event. Seong finished first with 1,492 points in the sport's final after competing in five events -- fencing, swimming, obstacle course racing and laser run, a combination of running and shooting -- at Anjo Sports Park in Anjo, just southeast of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan. She became the first South Korean female pentathlete to win the individual

Sept. 20, 2026

Shin Ji-eun wins bronze in cycling for S. Korea's 1st medal

South Korea's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came from road cycling on Sunday, as Shin Ji-eun grabbed bronze in the women's individual time trial event. Shin finished third with a time of 36:56.14 at Shinshiro Cycling Road Course in Shinshiro, some 60 kilometers east of the main host city, Nagoya. Rinata Sultanova of Kazakhstan claimed the gold medal in 36:23.72, and Zhang Hao of China won silver in 36:28.40. Sunday is the first day of the medal race following the opening ceremony f

Sept. 20, 2026

S. Korea to start gold medal campaign on 1st day of medal events

South Korea is set to begin its gold medal campaign in earnest Sunday as the medal race at the 20th Asian Games got underway in Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture. With 1,051 athletes and officials in action, South Korea is targeting up to 45 gold medals and a third-place finish in the medal table, behind China and Japan. The first gold could come from the women's modern pentathlon. Seong Seung-min, who helped South Korea win bronze in the women's team event in the previous Asian Games, won the 2024 Wo

Sept. 20, 2026

Lee hopes his Asian Games medal helps teqball make presence felt in S. Korea

Lee Jun-suk felt a great responsibility as a trailblazer for teqball in South Korea but also felt a bit relieved after reaching the men's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday. Lee advanced to the final after Zaid Eidan of Kuwait retired with a thigh injury during the second set of their men's teqball semifinal at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center in northern Nagoya, Japan. He is guaranteed at least a silver medal and will face Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi of Iraq in Sunday's g

Sept. 19, 2026

S. Korea beats Hong Kong to begin women's handball competition

South Korea started its women's handball tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a big win on Saturday. Coached by Lee Kye-chung, South Korea defeated Hong Kong 48-16 at Entrio in Inazawa, just northwest of the main host city, Nagoya, Japan. South Korea led 5-2 early and then went on an 11-2 run to blow the game wide open. Lee Won-jung led the way with nine goals and Jeon Ji-yeon chipped in eight goals. A dozen players had at least a goal for South Korea. The women's handball tournament

Sept. 19, 2026

Swimming competition set to begin as S. Korea looks to replicate 2023 success

The swimming competition of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin Sunday in Tokyo, where South Korea will look to repeat its success in the pool from three years ago. At the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, South Korea grabbed 22 medals, its most ever at an Asiad, including six gold medals. Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo, the two alpha dogs, led the way with 10 medals between them, with Kim winning three gold medals and Hwang adding two gold medals. Both are back for another go, this time at Tokyo Aq

Sept. 19, 2026

Wrong Korea, wrong anthem: Asian Games organizers apologize to S. Korea

Organizers of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games formally apologized to the South Korean delegation after North Korea’s national anthem was mistakenly played before a men’s hockey match involving South Korea, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Saturday. According to the committee, two organizing committee officials, including the director responsible for participating nations, visited the South Korean delegation’s office at around 9 p.m. Friday and delivered an official apology over the er

Sept. 19, 2026

[Graphic News] Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to raise curtain Friday

The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will open Friday in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and run through Oct. 4. Athletes will compete for 469 gold medals across 43 sports and 71 disciplines, including new additions such as virtual taekwondo, padel and teqball. About 15,000 athletes and officials from 45 National Olympic Committees are expected to participate, including around 1,000 from South Korea. Events will be held across Aichi and several other parts of Japan, with Nagoya’s Paloma Mizuho Sta

Sept. 18, 2026