Key facts
- South Korea defeated Japan 67-57 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday.
- Lee Hyun-jung scored a game-high 27 points and 18 rebounds for South Korea.
- The victory marked South Korea's first men's basketball gold medal in 12 years.
- South Korea won four gold medals and 14 medals overall on the first day of competition after the opening ceremony.
- Seong Seung-min won the women's individual modern pentathlon gold medal.
- Jun Woong-tae won silver in the individual modern pentathlon and helped South Korea win the team gold in the event.
South Korea secured the men's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, defeating host nation Japan 67-57. Forward Lee Hyun-jung led the charge with 27 points and 18 rebounds, marking South Korea's first men's basketball gold in 12 years and capping an undefeated tournament run.
South Korea had a strong showing on the first day of competition following the opening ceremony, accumulating four gold medals and 14 medals overall. In modern pentathlon, Seong Seung-min claimed the women's individual title, while the men's team, including silver medalist Jun Woong-tae, also secured gold. Cyclist Shin Ji-eun won bronze in the women's time trial, and Lee Jun-suk captured the inaugural men's singles teqball championship. Additional medals included two bronzes in soft tennis and a bronze in women's 10-meter air rifle shooting. In swimming, Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo took silver and bronze respectively in the men's 100-meter freestyle, while Lee Ju-ho added a bronze in the men's 100m backstroke.