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WUHAN, Oct. 26-- DPR Korea beat China 2-1 to win the women's soccer title on Saturday at the Military Games in Wuhan, central China. The host China lifted the women's basketball trophy by defeating Brazil comfortably by 93-65. China had collected 19 more gold medals as the tournament reached its penultimate day, spearheading the medal table with 131 golds. Kim Yun-mi scored a brace to lead DPR Korea to women's soccer glory, edging China 2-1 in the final. Kim opened the scoring in the 51st minute, but Chinese captain Zhang Rui equalized the score with a powerful shot in the box for China seven minutes later. Kim's 85th minute goal sealed the victory for DPR Korea. Brazil beat South Korea 3-1 for the bronze. The home fans received good news from women's basketball final later on the day as China had an easy 93-65 victory over Brazil to step on top of the podium. "As a servicewoman I'm so excited to participate in the Games held in my homeland. I took part in the Olympic Games [as a player in 1992] and was not as excited as this time because everyone can participate in the Olympic Games, but only military personnel can compete in the Military World Games. [Today] we defended our glory by taking the title, which I feel very proud about," said China's 55-year-old coach Zhan Shuping. Being 46-32 down at halftime in the bronze medal match, the United States extended forced the game into overtime with a three-pointer in the closing seconds and beat France 85-79 to claim the bronze. | 
