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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 Korea is reconsidering military service exemptions for champion athletes after backlash for comments made by some gold medalists at the Asian Games
The reward of a military service exemption for gold medal-winning South Korean athletes could be abolished or reduced in future after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games. Three players from the men’s soccer team came under fire for comments following South
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from