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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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South Korean professional golfer (born 2002)
Kim Joo-hyung, commonly known as Tom Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. He has won four times on the PGA Tour, and twice on both the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.
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Tom Kim won a gold medal in the Asian games and gets an exemption from military. This is big for Kim professional golf career.
South Korean Captain Lee Gi-hyuk Apologizes for Military Exemption Remarks Controversy over military exemptions for athletes sparks calls to reform system benefiting Asian Games champions and Olympians
NAGOYA: Tom Kim stormed to the top of the third-round men's golf leaderboard at the Asian Games on Friday as he chases a gold medal to keep him from a spell in South Korea's military.