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Korea Wins Gold in Women's Handball, Ending 8-Year Drought

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Korea won the women's handball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, ending an eight-year drought with a victory over host Japan. Korea beat...

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[OSEN=Seo Jeong-hwan] The legend of "Winning is Life" is still alive! The women's national handball team, led by head coach Lee Gye-cheong, defeated their arch-rival Japan 27-23 in the gold medal match held on the 27th at Entrio in Inazawa City, near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to claim the gold medal. With this victory, Korea prevented Japan from winning for the second consecutive time. Korea [lost] the 10 points lost to Japan in the final…

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With the older and younger players joining forces, the Korean women's handball team has returned to the top of Asia for the first time in eight years. The national team, led by head coach Lee Gye-cheong, defeated Japan 27-23 in the sixth and final match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games round-robin tournament held on the night of the 27th at the Entrio Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture.

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(Inazawa, Japan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Hyun-gu = The South Korean women's handball team has returned to the top of the Asian Games for the first time in eight years.

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The Korean women's handball team has returned to the top of Asia after 8 years.

The South Korean women's handball team defeated Japan on the road to reclaim the top spot in Asia for the first time in eight years. They also succeeded in avenging the defeat in the 2022 Hangzhou Games final, where they settled for a silver medal after losing to Japan. Led by head coach Lee Gye-cheong, the team claimed the gold medal by defeating defending champions Japan 27-23 in the final sixth match of the full league at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoy…

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Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) broke the news on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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