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After winning the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Korean tennis won a bronze medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, and tried again for the gold medal in 12 years at the Nagoya Games, but ended up only winning a silver medal.
The first gold medal challenge in 12 years failed... Korean tennis finishes with one silver medal
(Nagoya = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = The team of Nam Ji-seong (Dangjin City Hall) and Park Eui-seong (Daegu City Hall) won a silver medal in the men's doubles tennis match at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The pair of Nam Ji-seong and Park Eui-seong lost 0-2 (3-6 6-7<4-7>) in 1 hour and 31 minutes to the pair of Yusuke Kusuhara and Shunsuke Nakagawa (Japan) in the men's doubles final held at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Japan on the 2nd.
The pair of Nam Eui-seong and Park Eui-seong, who lost the first set, took the second set to a tiebreak, but lost 4-7 and took second place.
With this, Korean tennis finished this tournament with one silver medal. Following the bronze medal of the pair of Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Seong-chan at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, they won a medal for the second time in a row in men's doubles.
The last Asian Games gold medal in Korean tennis was won by the team of Lim Yong-gyu and Jeong Hyeon in the men's doubles at the 2014 Incheon Games.
Korea, which had set a goal of winning as many as four gold medals in this tournament, suffered bad news as Kwon Soon-woo withdrew from the third round of the men's singles due to a left knee injury, and all other players were eliminated.

On the 2nd, the Korea Sports Council signed a business agreement with the Indian Olympic Committee to expand sports exchange and cooperation at the Korea House in Nagoya, Japan. The agreement includes expansion of human exchanges of coaches, referees, and sports science experts, cooperation in sports planning and marketing, joint training and mutual use of training facilities utilizing the Olympic heritage, and was concluded on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday and the 'International Day of Non-Violence' designated by the United Nations, adding to the meaning of promoting peace and friendship between the two countries.

On the 3rd, the '2026 Chuncheon Joint Marathon' was held in Gangchon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do to celebrate National Foundation Day. It was held in three events: half, 10km, and 5km, and people of all ages participated, from people in their 80s to elementary school students. A couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and Olympic gold medalist coach Hwang Young-jo also participated. The organizers prepared safety and convenience facilities such as a payback system and shuttle bus operation with the goal of revitalizing the local commercial district by attracting overseas participants.

India defeated South Korea 5-3 in sets to win the women's recurve team archery gold at the Asian Games in Okazaki, Japan, ending South Korea's eight-title streak dating back to 1998. The match was decided in the fourth set after a close call on an arrow score was ruled in India's favor.

South Korea is set to compete in multiple medal events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, including recurve archery team finals, League of Legends esports, men's boxing bouts, and judo, with athletes aiming for gold in several disciplines as the Games near their conclusion in central Japan.

Gangseo-gu, Seoul will hold the 4th Gangseo Heojun Run in the Seoul Botanical Garden area on the 10th. About 4,000 people are expected to participate, and a new course has been created this year to run on the central road of Magok District. Surrounding roads will be closed according to the event time.

Portugal, where Ronaldo left the national team, defeated Denmark 4-2 and achieved their third consecutive UEFA Nations League win. Hamus played an active role by assisting the first goal and scoring a comeback goal, and Vitinha and Joao Felix contributed to the victory by scoring consecutive goals. Germany achieved its first win since Klopp took office.