Asian Games: South Korea Captain Apologises over Military Exemption Remark

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The U-23 men's national football team, who were exempted from military service after winning a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, apologized after facing criticism for stating in their victory remarks that they "would not go to the army" or for releasing photos of themselves wearing military discharge caps. Team captain Lee Ki-hyeok [attended] the Asian Games held at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd

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(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = Before the joy of winning the men's football gold medal for the fourth consecutive time at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games could even subside, the military service exemption resulting from the gold medal...

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Jeon Young-ji] Amidst South Korea’s soccer winning its fourth consecutive gold medal and baseball its fifth, issues and controversies regarding military service continue unabated. The Military Manpower Administration’s Arts and Sports Personnel System, which applies to Asian Games gold medalists, is not the commonly referred to "special military service exemption" or "military service exemption." This system allows indivi…

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Min-hyeok Yang (20) will soon return to KVC Westerlo with a gold medal from the Asian Games in his pocket. The Tottenham loanee was important in the final between South Korea and Japan, but his statements after the match were not well received everywhere in his home country.