Asian Games: South Korea eliminates Iran, advances to final

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The desire for a gold medal for the first time in 12 years was the same for both the players and the fans. Numbers 22, 7, and 1... Fans had hung up jerseys bearing the players' numbers since the 10 a.m. women's basketball game. ‘Kokode, Hitotsuni’ (Here, as one)! Their hearts connected. The Korean men's basketball team advanced to the finals.

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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] The South Korean men's national basketball team decisively defeated Iran and advanced to the Asian Games final for the first time in 12 years. Korea beat Iran 77-51 in the men's basketball semi-final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan on the 18th. Having won the gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Korea has advanced to the final again after 12 years, …

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(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Dae-ho = The South Korean men's national basketball team defeated Iran and achieved the feat of advancing to the finals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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The South Korean men's basketball team, aiming for their first Asian Games gold medal in 12 years, has advanced to the finals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

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[Sports Q - Reporter Jin Byung-kwon] No matter how much they stopped Lee, it was Lee; no matter how much they stopped, it was Lee. Korea's basketball 'LEE Trio' truly exploded. The Korean men's national basketball team, ranked 57th by FIBA and led by head coach Nicolas Majouls, crushed Iran (ranked 28th) 77-51 in the semifinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball tournament held at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan…