Kim wins Asian Games gold to secure military exemption
First reported 2 Oct, 06:03 UTCUpdated 35m ago12 sources
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Golfer Tom Kim wins gold at the Asian Games to secure an exemption from mandatory service in South Korea's military.
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The 30-year-old beat China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago
Golfer Tom Kim wins gold at the Asian Games to secure an exemption from mandatory service in South Korea's military.
South Korea's Lee Woo-seok captured the men's individual title in recurve archery at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, collecting his second gold medal following the team event. Lee defeated Junya Nakanishi of Japan by the set score of 6-2 in the men's individual recurve final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park…
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- Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The 30-year-old beat China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago
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- Kim wins Asian Games gold to secure military exemption (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Golfer Tom Kim wins gold at the Asian Games to secure an exemption from mandatory service in South Korea's military.
- South Korea captain ‘deeply sorry’ for gloating about military exemption (opens Vanguard in a new tab)
South Korea's Asian Games football captain apologised on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service.
- Asian Games: South Korea captain apologises over military exemption remark (opens Punch in a new tab)
South Korea’s Asian Games football captain Lee Gi-hyuk has apologised for his “thoughtless” remark about avoiding military service after winning a gold med Read More: https://punchng.com/asian-games-south-korea-captain-apologises-over-military-exemption-remark/
