
South Korea's fighting games team beats Japan 5-2 to claim the historic gold medal in Tokoname.
South Korea won the first esports gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan by defeating the host nation 5-2 in the fighting games final in Tokoname.
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South Korea competed in the fighting games event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
By Kim Boram
TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the gold medal in the fighting games event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, claiming the first title in esports.
The team of Lee Kwang-noh, Yeon Jea-gil and Bae Jae-min beat Japan 5-2 in the fighting games final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan.
The fighting games event includes Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and The King of Fighters XV, with three gamers playing their respective games.
Saturday's gold is South Korea's first gold medal in esports at the Asian Games in Japan.
Earlier in the day, Kang Dong-shin won silver in puzzle game Puyo Puyo Champions, while Kim Young-chan took bronze in the auto racing game Gran Turismo 7 on Wednesday.

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