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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's gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games saves him from 18 months of mandatory South Korean military service, a career-altering victory analyzed by Yahoo Sports.
Kim closed with a 6-under 64 in Japan to win by three and remove the threat of mandatory service from his PGA Tour career.