Korea grabs one gold, two silver medals in archery

JAKARTA -- South Korea collected one gold and two silver medals in team archery events at the 18th Asian Games on Monday, with one more day of archery left in Jakarta.South Korea had a team in each of the three gold medal matches at GBK Archery Field on Monday: the women's recurve team, the men's recurve team and the mixed team in compound.All three finals were against Chinese Taipei, and South Korea batted 1-for-3. (Yonhap)The lone gold came from the women's recurve team event, as the trio of C

More SportsAug. 27, 2018

Korea wins gold in women's recurve archery team event

JAKARTA -- South Korea captured gold in the women's recurve archery team event at the 18th Asian Games on Monday, extending its winning streak to six straight.The trio of Chang Hye-jin, Kang Chae-won and Lee Eun-gyeong defeated Chinese Taipei by the set score of 5-3 at GBK Archery Field.Team recurve matches use the set system, where each side receives two set points for winning a set of six arrows -- two arrows per archer. If two teams are tied in the set, they each get one point. The first team

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Korea's Jung Hye-lim wins gold in women's 100m hurdles

JAKARTA -- South Korea's Jung Hye-lim won the gold medal in women's 100-meter hurdles at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday.Jung clocked 13.20 seconds to finish first among eight finalists at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium in Jakarta.Emilia Nova of Indonesia took silver at 13.33, followed by Lui Lai Yiu of Hong Kong at 13.42. (Yonhap)This was South Korea's first Asiad gold in athletics in eight years. South Korea grabbed four athletics gold medals at Guangzhou 2010, but finished the last Asian

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Chon Jong-won wins gold in men's sport climbing

PALEMBANG, (Yonhap) -- South Korean Chon Jong-won won gold in the men's combined sport climbing event at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday.South Korean sport climber Chon Jong-won celebrates after completing the bouldering portion of the men's combined event at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, on Sunday. (Yonhap)After the speed, bouldering and lead events, Chon had six total points at Jakabaring Sports City Sport Climbing.In the combined event, the climbers' ranking positions after spe

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Coaches of unified Korean canoeing team hail athletes' grit for historic gold

PALEMBANG, (Yonhap) -- The coaches of the unified Korean canoeing team on Sunday cited athletes' grit and rigorous training for their success at the 18th Asian Games. The unified Korean canoeing team grabbed the gold medal in women's 500-meter dragon boat racing at the Asian Games at the Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. Unified Korean canoeing team coaches Kim Gwang-chol of North Korea (Left) and Kang Geun-yeon

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N. Korea's sister power: Rim Jong-sim wins gold in women's 75kg weightlifting

JAKARTA, (Yonhap) -- It was older sister's turn.North Korea's Rim Jong-sim won a gold medal in dominant fashion in the women's 75-kilogram division weightlifting competition at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday, following her younger sister's victory the previous day. North Korea's Rim Jong-sim lifts a barbell in the women's 75-kilogram division weightlifting competition at the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta International Expo Hall A in Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2018. (Yonhap)Rim lifted a total of 263kg to

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Unified Korean canoeing team wins gold in women's 500m dragon boat racing

PALEMBANG, (Yonhap) -- The unified Korean canoeing team continued its historic run at the 18th Asian Games as it grabbed the gold medal in women's 500-meter dragon boat racing on Sunday.The 16-member dragon boat racing team clocked 2 minutes, 24.788 seconds in the women's canoeing traditional boat race to finish first among six contestants at the Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. China won silver at 2:25.092, wh

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S. Korea set to go for compound archery gold sweep

JAKARTA, (Yonhap) -- South Korea will go for a complete sweep of the gold medals in compound archery at the 18th Asian Games after its men's and women's teams reached their respective finals on Sunday.The men's team of Choi Yong-hee, Kim Jong-ho and Hong Sung-ho defeated Malaysia 235-229 in the semifinals at GBK Archery Field in Jakarta. South Korean compound archers celebrate their victory over Malaysia in the men's team semifinals at the 18th Asian Games at GBK Archery Field in Jakarta on Sund

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Sung Ki-ra wins ju-jitsu gold medal

Sung Ki-ra won the gold medal in the women's ju-jitsu newaza event at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.Sung defeated Tian En Constance Lien of Singapore 4-2 in the newaza women's under-62kg class at Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall, giving South Korea its first-ever medal in ju-jitsu.Ju-jitsu is being contested in the Asian Games for the first time here. (Yonhap)The 21-year-old, who topped the 2018 World Championships, showed her dominance by reaching the final without conceding a single

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Unified Korean canoeing team wins historic medal in women's 200m dragon boat racing

The unified Korean canoeing team won a historic medal in women's 200-meter dragon boat racing at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.The 12-member dragon boat racing team earned bronze in the women's canoeing traditional boat race after finishing third among six contestants at the Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta, with a time of 56.851 seconds.China won gold at 56.161 while Indonesia took silver at 56.817. The unif

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S. Korea beats N. Korea in women's archery team event

South Korea knocked North Korea out of the women's team recurve archery event at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.Chang Hye-jin, Kang Chae-young and Lee Eun-gyeong of the South Korea defeated Kang Un-ju, Pak Hyang-sun and Ri Ji-hyang by the set score of 6-0 in the quarterfinals at GBK Archery Field in Jakarta.Team recurve matches use the set system, where each side receives two set points for winning a set of six arrows -- two arrows per archer. If two teams are tied in the set, they each get on

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Ex-K-pop audition show star takes beating in karate

For South Koreans, Wong Ada is better known as a reality show contestant than a karate practitioner.Wong, who earned popularity on the reality competition show "K-pop Star" in 2014 with her singing talent, is now a karate practitioner representing South Korea at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.The 17-year-old failed to reach the podium in women's kata, losing 5-0 to Kiyou Shimizu of Japan, the Asiad defending champion and two-time world championship winner, in the first round. She then lost to

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N. Korean shooter wins gold in 10m running target mixed

North Korean shooter Pak Myong-won won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter running target mixed competition at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.Pak earned 384 points in the final, edging Muhammad Putra of Indonesia by four points to claim the gold at the Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. Gan Yu of China took third at 379.South Korea's Kwak Yong-bin was fourth at 377, while Cho Se-jong finished ninth at 373. North Kore

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Bowler ties record for most gold medals by S. Korean

With her latest victory, South Korean bowler Ryu Seo-yeon has tied the record for most summer Asian Games gold medals by a South Korean with six.Ryu moved into a tie with swimmer Park Tae-hwan and fencer Nam Hyun-hee by winning the women's Team of Six gold medal on Friday in Palembang, co-host city of the 18th Asian Games with Jakarta.Ryu won her first gold medal at Doha 2006 in the women's Trios. Then she swept up four gold medals in 2010, becoming only the third South Korean athlete to win fou

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South Korea and Japan meet for a spot in LLWS championship

The international bracket final Saturday at the Little League World Series will be a rematch of the two teams that have looked the best so far on that side the tournament _ Kawaguchi, the representative of defending champion Japan, and Seoul, South Korea.The twist is that Japan, the LLWS team of the decade, may be the underdog.The winner gets either Hawaii or Georgia, the teams in the US final, in the championship on Sunday. South Korea’s Ji Hying Choi (17) is greeted by teammates Han Kyeol Kim

BaseballAug. 25, 2018

Shooter Jeong You-jin wins 10m running target gold at Asian Games

South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin won gold in the men’s 10-meter running target event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday, giving the country its second gold of the day.　Jeong defeated Pak Myong-won of North Korea 6-4 in the final at Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta.　Earlier in the day, Choi Young-jeon won gold in the men’s 300-meter standard rifle. South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin poses at Jakabaring Sport City Shoot

Olympic GamesAug. 24, 2018

S. Korean shooter Choi Young-jeon wins gold in men's 300m standard rifle

South Korean shooter Choi Young-jeon won a gold medal in the men's 300-meter standard rifle event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.Choi scored 569 points to finish first among 13 contestants at the Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. Hussain Alharbi of Saudi Arabia took silver with 568 points. Lee Won-gyu of South Korea took bronze with 563.  (Yonhap)In an event where participants shoot in three positions, Choi started

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Korean rower Park Hyun-su wins gold

PALEMBANG -- South Korean rower Park Hyun-su won the gold medal in the lightweight men's single sculls at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.Park finished the 2,000-meter race in 7 minutes, 12.86 seconds, 1.30 seconds ahead of Chiu Hin Chun of Hong Kong at Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Jakabaring Sport City in Palembang, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. (Yonhap)Dushyant Chauhan of India took bronze at 7:18.76.This was South Korea's first gold medal in rowing at the

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Korea picks up pace with 5 gold medals

JAKARTA -- South Korea picked up the pace in the medal race with five gold medals on Thursday at the 18th Asian Games, with two artistic gymnasts leading the way.Kim Han-sol and Yeo Seo-jeong each delivered a gold medal in artistic gymnastics on Thursday in Jakarta. Kim won the men's floor exercise title, while Yeo captured the women's vault gold medal.They were also South Korea's first gymnastics gold medals at these Asian Games. (Yonhap)Yeo's gold was a significant one for the family. Her fath

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S. Korean swimmer assaulted by Chinese athlete during training

South Korean swimmer Kim Hye-jin was assaulted by a Chinese athlete during her training in Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games, officials here said Thursday.The Korean Olympic & Sport Committee (KSOC) said Kim was physically attacked by a Chinese swimmer, whose name has not been revealed, during training at the Aquatic Center at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Arena in Jakarta. (Yonhap)According to the KSOC, Kim accidentally hit the Chinese swimmer's face while she was swimming in the pool. The Chin

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