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South Korea wins first-ever Asian Para Games wheelchair rugby gold

South Korea's wheelchair rugby team had lost the silver-medal match to Japan last year, then beat them three times, finishing with a 53-50 final.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSouth Korea's wheelchair rugby team, ranked sixteenth in the world, beat world number one Japan fifty-three to fifty in the final at the Asian Para Games.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the first gold South Korea has ever won in the history of the Asian Para Games, and the first half ended tied at twenty-six all.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixteenth in the world, and they swept Japan, all three meetings. Last year it was silver, so this year somebody checked the quarters.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe scoreboard has spoken, and I'd like the record to show it said gold.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorQuarters of fourteen to thirteen, twelve to thirteen, fourteen to twelve, thirteen to twelve. I've checked them four times and I'm still not okay.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, the quarter scores are fine. Please put the calculator down.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRating: ten out of ten, because nobody gets a three-point win by luck.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAdd them up again. Fourteen, twelve, fourteen, thirteen. Fifty-three. I keep expecting it to come out different, and it's gold every time.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe're back tomorrow, same time.

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