[Asian Games] Women's Badminton Team Wins Gold Medal by Defeating China

Korean women's badminton rose to the top of Asia for the first time in 29 years by overcoming China at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

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On the 1st, Korea won the women's team final against China with a dominant 3-0 set score at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, securing the gold medal.

This is Korea's first victory in the women's team event at the Asian Games since the 1994 Hiroshima Games and only the second time in history. It is also the first time in 29 years that Korea has defeated China in the women's team event at the Asian Games.

Korea won the silver medal after losing 1-3 to China at the 1998 Bangkok Games and again lost 1-3 to China in the final at the 2002 Busan Games. At the 2006 Doha and 2010 Guangzhou Games, Korea faced China in the semifinals and was completely defeated 0-3 both times, failing to reach the final stage. Korea was also blocked by China in the final at the 2014 Incheon Games and was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

Meanwhile, China, after losing the gold medal to Japan in the final at the Jakarta Games, settled for the runner-up position for the second consecutive time.

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