South Korea Wins Women's Handball Gold at Asian Games, Reclaims Throne After 8 Years

The South Korean women's national handball team has reclaimed the top spot at the Asian Games for the first time in eight years.

Led by head coach Lee Gye-chung, the national team defeated archrival Japan 27–23 in the final round-robin match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Entrio Inazawa in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, today (the 27th), wrapping up the tournament with a perfect 6–0 record to claim the gold medal.

Having completely avenged their 19–29 defeat to Japan in the final of the 2022 Hangzhou Games three years ago, South Korea raised the victory toast for the first time in eight years since the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, marking their 8th gold medal in Asian Games history.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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