By Kim Hyelin and Hahm Hee-eun

A day before the closing of the Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, Korea defeated its rival Japan multiple times in gold medal matches, including baseball and soccer. 

The men’s football team, led by head coach Kim Hak Bum, finally defeated Japan 2-1 after a long 120-minute final match at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, on Sept. 1. Lee Seungwoo scored the opening goal at the extended end of the first half, and Hwang Heechan scored a header, confirming Korea’s victory. Team Korea won gold for the second consecutive time now, following the Asian Games 2014 in Incheon. 

The men’s baseball team defeated Japan 3-0 in the gold medal match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium in Jakarta. This is the third consecutive time that Korea won gold in men’s baseball since the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou.

The men’s soft tennis team also defeated Japan 2-0 in that final match to win gold. 

The women’s unified Korean team lost to China 71-65 in the gold medal match, but they still received a meaningful silver medal for the two Koreas. The unified Korean team went beyond the wall of separation that divides the peninsula, and shared the joys and sorrows together to go home with the silver medal. This is the first medal in a ball sport for the unified Korea team at an international sports tournament. 

Oh Yeonji also won Korea’s first gold medal in women’s boxing at the Asian Games.

Just a day before the end of 2018 Asian Games, Korea received 49 gold medals, 57 silver medals and 70 bronze medals, and made in third place on the medals table at the 2018 Asian Games.

Please find below Day 15 results. 

Football
― Men’s Tournament Gold Medal Match, Korea defeats Japan, 2-1
Lee Seungwoo scores an opening goal, and Hwang Hee Chan scores on a header
The men’s football team wins gold for the second consecutive time at the Asian Games

Baseball
― Men’s Team Gold Medal Match, Korea defeats Japan, 3-0
The men’s baseball team wins gold for the third consecutive time at the Asian Games

Boxing
― Women’s Light (60 kg) Final, Oh Yeonji wins gold medal
Korea receives its first gold medal in women’s boxing at the Asian Games

Soft Tennis
― Men’s Team Gold Medal Match, Korea defeats Japan, 2-0
Jeon Jeeheon, Kim Beomjun, Kim Donghoon, Kim Jinwoong, Kim Kisung win gold medal

Basketball
― Women’s unifed Korean team receives silver medal
― Men’s Tournament, Korea wins bronze medal

Volleyball
― Men’s Tournament, Korea receives silver medal
― Women’s Tournament, Korea wins bronze medal

Modern Pentathlon
― Men’s Individual, Jun Woongtae wins gold, and Lee Jihun receives silver medal

Judo
― Mixed Team, Cho Guham, Kim Sungmin, Lee Jaeyong, Kim Jandi, Kim Seongyeon, Kim Minjeong, Kwon Youjeong, Jeong Hyejin, Han Mijin, An Changrim, Gwak Donghan, Ahn Joonsung win bronze medal

Rugby Sevens
― Men’s Bronze Medal Watch, Korea wins bronze medal

Table Tennis
― Women’s Singles, Jeon Jihee wins bronze medal
― Men’s Singles, Lee Sangsu wins bronze medal

Diving
― Men’s 10 m Platform, Woo Haram wins bronze medal


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