S. Korea Loses to Japan to Drop to Bronze Medal Match in Women's Volleyball
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The wall of Japan was high. The South Korean women's national volleyball team, aiming for an Asian Games medal for the first time in eight years, failed to advance to the finals after being blocked by host nation Japan. South Korea (world ranking 28), led by head coach Cha Sang-hyun, faced Japan (6th) at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at Park Arena Komaki in Aichi Prefecture on the 21st.
S. Korea loses to Japan to drop to bronze medal match in women's volleyball
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the women's volleyball tournament at the Asian Games on Monday, dropping to the bronze medal contest against Thailand. Japan defeated South Korea in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-16) in the semifinals at Park Arena Komaki in Komaki, just north of Nagoya. South Korea went undefeated in the group phase and eliminated Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals but could not get past the hos…
Korea suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat against Japan in the women's volleyball semifinals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Having advanced to the quarterfinals with an undefeated record in the group stage, Korea failed to reach the final and will play Thailand in the bronze medal match on the 22nd. The failure to stop Japan's blocking and attacking flow throughout the match was the cause of the loss.
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = The women's national volleyball team (world ranking 28), led by head coach Cha Sang-hyun, failed to overcome the hurdle of host nation Japan (6th) and advanced to the finals...
The Korean women's volleyball team was blocked by Japan.
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