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PHOTOS South Korea wins inaugural Asian Games teqball gold medal

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By Choi Won-suk
  • Published Sep 20, 2026 6:42 pm KST
A teqball table is spotlighted before the men's singles gold medal match between South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk and Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

A teqball table is spotlighted before the men's singles gold medal match between South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk and Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk and Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi greet each other before the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk and Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi greet each other before the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk plays against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi during the men's singles teqball gold medal match at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Lee won the gold medal. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

South Korea’s Lee Jun-suk reacts after winning the men's singles teqball gold medal match against Iraq’s Al Jalil Mexer Alelayawi at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center during the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 20. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk