South Korean men's basketball achieves another triumph in 3x3! Defeating Qatar to claim the nation's first-ever gold... The golden age of 'K-Basketball' shakes Nagoya [Aichi Nagoya AG]

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This is a dazzling achievement for South Korean basketball. The South Korean men's 3x3 basketball national team has won the nation's first-ever gold medal in Asian Games history.

Led by coach Bae Gil-tae, the South Korean national team defeated Qatar 19-10 in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's 3x3 basketball final held on the 25th at the Kintetsu-Futo Station Square venue in Nagoya, Japan.

This marks the 13th gold medal won by the South Korean delegation at this tournament. It is also the first gold medal ever won by South Korea since 3x3 basketball was adopted as an official sport at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games. South Korea had won a silver medal at the 2018 Games and no medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.

Having advanced to the final with a perfect record from the group stage, South Korea displayed overwhelming performance in the final as well. With the score tied at 5-4, Lee Ju-young's free throw sparked a four-point run, extending the lead to 9-4. The team steadily widened the gap, building a 13-6 advantage with 1 minute and 24 seconds remaining to secure victory, before closing out the game with back-to-back two-point shots by Lee Ju-young in the final moments.

Lee Ju-young led the offense with a team-high nine points, while Kim Seung-woo contributed five points and four rebounds, and Lee Dong-geun added three points and six rebounds to strengthen the paint presence.

Meanwhile, at this Asian Games, the South Korean basketball national team has achieved outstanding results across all events. The men's basketball team claimed its first championship in 12 years, and the Yeo Ja (CEO) team also reached the final for the first time in 12 years by defeating China, the defending champion from the previous tournament. Earlier, in the women's 3x3 basketball bronze medal match, South Korea defeated Thailand to win the nation's first-ever bronze medal in the event.

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