Lee Jun-Suk Becomes Inaugural Gold Medalist in Men's Teqball
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NAGOYA, Japan — Lee Jun-suk soared to gold in the men's singles teqball event at the Asian Games on Sunday, becoming the inaugural champion of the brand new sport making its Asiad debut. Lee defeated Ali Jalil Mezher Alelayawi of Iraq 2-0 (12-11, 12-5) in the final at Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan. Lee, 27, went undefeated on his way to the top of the podium, having won all five group matches and then both of his knockout co…
[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Lee Jun-seok (27), who gave up his regular job contract and spent his own money to travel to Hungary, the birthplace of the sport, has rewritten South Korean teqball history. Making his debut at the Asian Games, he stood tall as the inaugural champion. On the 20th, at the Higashi Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan, Lee Jun-seok defeated Ali Jalil Mezher Al-Leyawi (Iraq) in the men's singles teqball final of the 2026 Ai…
Lee Jun-seok (27), captain of the South Korean national team in 'Teq-ball,' a form of table tennis played with the feet, won the gold medal in this event for the first time in the history of the Asian Games. This is South Korea's third gold medal of the tournament. On the 20th, Lee Jun-seok [won] the men's singles Teq-ball event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Nagoya Higashi Sports Center in Japan.
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Teqball national team player Lee Jun-seok won the third gold medal for the Korean team at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Lee Jun-seok (27), a member of the national tekball team, became the first player in the history of the Asian Games to win a gold medal in men's singles tekball. On the 20th, at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Nagoya Higashi Sports Center in Japan, Lee Jun-seok defeated Ali Jalil Mezher Al-Leyawi (Iraq) 2-0 (12-11 12-5) in the men's singles tekball final to claim the gold medal. This is the third gold medal won by Korea at this tou…
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