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[Asian Games] S. Korea Wins Gold for 7th Time in Women's Handball

Written: 2018-08-31 08:41:20Updated: 2018-08-31 11:20:42

[Asian Games] S. Korea Wins Gold for 7th Time in Women's Handball

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South Korea captured its seventh Asian Games gold medal in women's handball on Thursday. 
 
The women's handball team defeated China 29-23 in the final at the GOR Popki Cibubur sports complex in Jakarta at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. 

South Korea also added a gold in cycling. Lee Ju-mi finished first in the women's individual pursuit event, defeating Wang Hong of China in the two-rider final at the Jakarta International Velodrome.

Meanwhile, the unified Korean women's basketball team, comprising nine South Koreans and three North Koreans, beat Chinese Taipei 89-66 in the semifinals. The team will face China in the final on Saturday.

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