South Korea wins first inter-Korean karate match at Asian Games

South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun defeated North Korea's Jong Se-ri 3-0 in the quarterfinals on 2026-09-21 at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking the first competitive match between the two nations at the event. The victory represents a rare sports competition between the divided countries.

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S. Korean karate fighter wins 1st inter-Korean match at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games - The Korea Times

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South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun won the first inter-Korean match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. An beat North Korea's Jong Se-ri 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the women's -61 kilogram kumite event held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Toyohashi, some 70 kilometers southeast of ... South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun won the first inter-Korean match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Ga