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The Korean men's and women's national basketball teams, who earned valuable medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, will receive substantial bonuses. The Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) and the Korean Basketball League (KBL) responded to the national teams' strong performance at the Asian Games. The WKBL will pay a total of 150 million won in bonuses to the women's basketball 5-on-5 (5X5) and 3-on-3 (3X3) national teams, while the KBL will award 100 million won to the Nam Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team. The total amount is 250 million won.
On the 12th, the WKBL held its third board meeting of the 30th term at the Dalgaebi Conference House in Seoul city and decided to pay a total of 150 million won in bonuses to the women's basketball 5-on-5 national team that won gold medals and the 3rd-on-3 national team that won bronze medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Korean women's basketball reached the top of the podium at this tournament, achieving a valuable result. In addition, the 3rd-on-3 national team also secured a bronze medal, demonstrating the competitiveness of Korean women's basketball.
A WKBL official stated, "We decided through the board meeting to award bonuses to the national team players who repaid the public's support with excellent results despite difficult circumstances."
The official added, "We are also grateful for the interest and encouragement shown to the Yeo Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team."
Bonuses will also be awarded to the Nam Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team.
The KBL also announced on the same day that it would pay a 100 million won bonus to the Republic of Korea's Nam Ja-nong-gu (CEO) team, which won gold medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
This bonus was prepared to encourage the efforts of the Seon Sa-han (CEO) team, which reached the top of the Asian Games and brought great emotion and joy to the public, and to support the development of Korean basketball and strengthen the competitiveness of the national teams.
Korean men's basketball reclaimed the gold medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 12 years by reaching the top of the podium at this tournament.
KBL Chairman Lee Su-gwang stated, "The national team won gold medals with outstanding performance and fighting spirit despite difficult circumstances, bringing great emotion to the public," adding, "I sincerely congratulate and thank both the players and the coaching staff."
He added, "We hope this gold medal will serve as an opportunity to reaffirm the resilience of Korean basketball once again," and "We expect many fans to join us in the 2026-2027 KCC Pro Basketball League, hoping that the national team's achievements will lead to increased interest in domestic basketball."
The KBL announced that it plans to continue its interest and support for strengthening the international competitiveness of Korean basketball and the success of the national teams "going forward as well."
At this Asian Games, Korean basketball saw both the men's and women's 5-on-5 national teams win gold medals, while the women's 3-on-3 national team added a bronze medal.
The WKBL and KBL responded to the achievements made on the court with a total bonus of 250 million won.
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