For Korea’s national League team, Asian Games gold medal is more than just an international show of dominance

To understand the importance of South Korea’s gold medal in League of Legends at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, one must look not only at the team’s tournament history but also decades upon decades of the country’s history.

South Korea is one of many countries that have mandatory military service, written into the country’s constitution after World War II. While the service mainly acts as a protective measure against North Korea, it has also now become a cultural element of Korean society that heavily influences the lives of young men.

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