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This section features AI-generated content and scripts bringing you the latest news from the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Here are our top stories.Korea's first two gold medals in Aichi-Nagoya both came in modern pentathlon on Sunday.
In the women's individual event, Seong Seung-min won every fencing bout to seize the lead, then set a personal best in the obstacle course. She started the closing laser run 18 seconds clear and finished more than 30 seconds ahead of the field. No Korean woman had ever won this event at an Asian Games. Then in the men's team event, Seo Chang-wan, Lee Jong-hyun and Jun Woong-tae won Korea's second gold of the games, with Jun adding individual silver after surgery to remove a metal pin. Korea left Anjo Sports Park with two golds, two silvers and a bronze.
Teqball made its Asian Games debut on Sunday, and the first men's singles champion is Korean.Lee Jun-suk beat Ali Jalil Mezher Al-Elayawi of Iraq in straight sets at Higashi Sports Center. He fell three points behind in the opening set after a run of service errors, then came back to win it twelve-eleven. The second set was more comfortable, twelve to five. Teqball is played with a football on a curved table and is one of six sports new to the programme.Korea opened its swimming campaign on Sunday with three medals, and none was decided by much.Kim Young-beom touched in 47.65 for silver in the men's 100-metre freestyle, four hundredths behind China's Pan Zhanle. Hwang Sun-woo took bronze in 47.79, his second straight Asian Games medal in the event. Team captain Lee Ju-ho claimed bronze in the 100-metre backstroke, one hundredth of a second off silver. Korea closed the opening session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre with one silver and two bronze medals.The very first medal of these Games for Korea came on a road cycling course in Aichi.
Shin Ji-eun finished the 24.2-kilometre women's individual time trial in 36 minutes 56 seconds at the Shinshiro circuit course. She sat fourth at the opening checkpoint, moved into third at halfway and held on. Kazakhstan's Rinata Sultanova won gold, 32 seconds clear, with China's Zhang Hao second. Shin now moves to the velodrome for the team pursuit, madison and omnium.
Before we head out, let’s look ahead.
Appearing now on your screen are the current medal standings and the upcoming schedule for the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.


Title: Medal table and event schedule

MEDAL STANDINGS
As of 7:30 AM KST

1. People's Republic of China 11 6 3 20
2. Japan 6 7 7 20
3. Republic of Korea 4 3 7 14
4. Kazakhstan 4 0 2 6
5. Thailand 3 1 0 4

Source: The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee

EVENT SCHEDULE

1. Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Heat 1
10:36 KST

2. Swimming
Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats Heat 1
10:52 KST

3. Badminton
Men's Team 1st Round Tie 7
KOR-HKG
15:00 KST

4. Football
Women Group F
KOR-PRK
16:00 KST

5. Baseball Men Opening Round Group B Game 3
KOR-TPE
18:30 KST

Source: The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee

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2026-09-21, 10:00 (KST)