South Korea wins women's basketball gold at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
South Korea defeats Japan 75-70 to secure first women's basketball title since 2014
Quick Look
- South Korea secured the women's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by defeating Japan 75-70.
- Led by Lee Hae-ran and Kang Lee-seul, the victory marks South Korea's first women's basketball title since 2014 and a sweep of both men's and women's golds.
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Why It Matters
South Korea last won the women's basketball gold at the Asian Games in 2014. The men's team also defeated Japan for the gold medal six days prior to this event.
By Yoo Jee-ho
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea captured the women's basketball title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday with a 75-70 victory over the home team Japan.
Forward Lee Hae-ran led her team with 24 points, and captain Kang Lee-seul added 21 points for the narrow win in the final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan.
This is South Korea's first women's hoops gold since 2014, coming six days after the men's team also beat Japan for gold. This is also South Korea's first sweep of the men's and women's basketball titles at an Asian Games in a dozen years.
