Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova hits a return to Russia's Liudmila Samsonova during their women's singles match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, China's Hubei province on October 13, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

Russia's Liudmila Samsonova hits a return to Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova during their women's singles match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, China's Hubei province on October 13, 2026. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts during his men's singles match against Belgium's Zizou Bergs at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on October 3, 2026 shows South Korean players celebrating after winning the gold medal in the men's football final match between Japan and South Korea in the 2026 Asian Games at Toyota Stadium in Toyota. For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from the country's mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP via Getty Images) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-NKorea-fbl-politics-exemption / FOCUS BY Kang Jin-kyu

This picture taken on October 3, 2026 shows South Korean players singing the national anthem prior to the men's football final match between Japan and South Korea in the 2026 Asian Games at Toyota Stadium in Toyota. For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from the country's mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP via Getty Images) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-NKorea-fbl-politics-exemption / FOCUS BY Kang Jin-kyu

This picture taken on October 3, 2026 shows South Korea's Lee Gi-hyuk (L) fighting for the ball with Japan's Uche Brian Seo Nwadike (R) during the men's football final match between Japan and South Korea in the 2026 Asian Games at Toyota Stadium in Toyota. For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from the country's mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP via Getty Images) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-NKorea-fbl-politics-exemption / FOCUS BY Kang Jin-kyu

This picture taken on October 3, 2026 shows South Korean players celebrating after winning the gold medal in the men's football final match between Japan and South Korea in the 2026 Asian Games at Toyota Stadium in Toyota. For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from the country's mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP via Getty Images) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-NKorea-fbl-politics-exemption / FOCUS BY Kang Jin-kyu

This picture taken on October 3, 2026 shows South Korean players celebrating after winning the gold medal in the men's football final match between Japan and South Korea in the 2026 Asian Games at Toyota Stadium in Toyota. For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from the country's mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system originally designed to reward athletes for bringing prestige to the nation. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP via Getty Images) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-NKorea-fbl-politics-exemption / FOCUS BY Kang Jin-kyu