South Korea clinches bronze in both women's and men's soft-tennis team events at Asian Games
South Korea earned bronze medals in the women's and men's soft-tennis team competitions at the Asian Games in Nagoya after semifinal losses to Chinese Taipei.
During the Asian Games held in Nagoya, South Korea captured bronze medals in the soft-tennis women's and men's team tournaments. Both semifinals saw the Korean squads defeated by Chinese Taipei, and because the sport does not hold a bronze-medal playoff, the losing semifinalists each received bronze. In the women's bracket, Lee Su-jin and Kim Han-sul lost the opening doubles, Hwang Jeong-mi won the singles, and Eom Ye-jin and Kim Yeon-hwa dropped the final doubles match.
The men's side saw Lee Hyun-gwon and Park Jae-kyu lose the first doubles, Kim Jin-woong win the singles, and Kim Hyun-soo and Lee Haneul swept the decisive doubles. The Philippines and Indonesia earned the other bronze medals in the women's and men's events, respectively. All contests took place at Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center under a best-of-three team format.
Why it matters
The medals mark South Korea's first podium finishes in soft-tennis at this Asian Games, highlighting the sport's growing competitiveness.
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