
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.
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The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are underway in central Japan, with South Korea competing across multiple sports as the event nears its conclusion.
South Korea could be in for a productive day in the medal race at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday with the continental competition nearing its end in central Japan.
South Korea will look for a complete sweep of all three recurve archery events Friday, with the men's team, women's team and mixed team finals set at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, some 50 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya.
The day will begin with the semifinals. The women's team of Lee Yun-ji, Oh Ye-jin and Kang Chae-young will face Indonesia, and the men's team of Kim Je-deok, Kim Woo-jin and Lee Woo-seok will face Chinese Taipei.
Kang and Kim Je-deok will be the duo for the mixed team semifinals against China.
Esports legend Faker, or Lee Sang-hyeok, will try to lead South Korea to its second straight gold medal in League of Legends.
South Korea will have two finalists in men's boxing on Friday, as they carry hopes of bringing the country its first boxing gold in 12 years. Jang Dong-hwan will take on Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan in the men's 60-kilogram gold medal bout, while Kim Min-seong will fight Ankush Panghal of India in the men's 80kg class at Nishio Gymnasium in Nishio, about 40 kilometers south of Nagoya.
Kim Min-jong, the 2024 Olympic silver medalist in the men's +100kg in judo, will be in pursuit of his first Asian Games gold on Friday. He settled for bronze three years ago.
In the women's +78kg, Lee Hyeon-ji has emerged as a medal threat after beating the 2023 Asiad champion and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Ha-yun in the national team trials. (Yonhap)
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Faker will compete in the League of Legends final
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