[PHOTOS] Back on top: S. Korea ends 8-year wait for handball gold

Published Sep 28, 2026 12:36 am KST

South Korea’s Gim Bo-eun attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Yeon-gyeong attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Jeon Ji-yeon blocks the ball as Japan's Aizawa Natsuki attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Kwon Han-na attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Han Mi-seul tries to block the ball as Japan's Matsuura Minami attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea competes in the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Woo Bit-na passes the ball during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Kim Min-seo attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Kim So-ra tries to block the ball as Japan's Aizawa Natsuki attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Jeon Ji-yeon attempts a shot during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Kwon Han-na reacts after scoring a goal during the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Kim So-ra celebrates after the women’s handball final match against Japan on Day 8 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea won 27-23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korean women’s handball players celebrate their victory over in the gold medal match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korean women’s handball players celebrate their victory in the gold medal match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 27. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

发布于2026年9月28日凌晨12:36（韩国标准时间）

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9月27日，在爱知县稻泽市丰田复合纪念体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子手球决赛中，韩国选手李妍京（Lee Yeon-gyeong）在与日本队的比赛中尝试投篮。韩国队最终以27比23获胜。照片由《韩国时报》崔元硕（Choi Won-suk）拍摄。

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9月27日，在爱知县稻泽市丰田复合纪念体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子手球决赛中，韩国选手权汉娜（音译）试图投篮。韩国队最终以27比23战胜日本队。照片由《韩国时报》崔元硕（音译）拍摄。

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9月27日，在爱知县稻泽市丰田复合纪念体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子手球决赛中，韩国选手金素拉试图封堵日本选手相泽夏希的投篮。最终韩国队以27比23获胜。韩国时报崔元硕摄

9月27日，在爱知县稻泽市丰田复合纪念体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子手球决赛中，韩国选手全智妍（Jeon Ji-yeon）试图投篮。韩国队最终以27比23战胜日本队。照片由《韩国时报》崔元硕（Choi Won-suk）拍摄。

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