S. Korean shooter Shin Hyun-woo wins gold in men's double trap

South Korean shooter Shin Hyun-woo won a gold medal in the men's double trap competition at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday.Shin scored 74 points to finish first among six final contestants at the Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. The 34-year-old trailed 73-72 against Shardul Vihan of India with two shots remaining. He cleared his last two shots, however, to collect a one point victory over Vihan.Ali Hamad Al Marri of

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Korea wins 3 silver, 1 bronze in rowing

PALEMBANG -- South Korea won three silver medals and one bronze medal in rowing events at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. Kim Dong-yong opened the medal run by grabbing a silver in the men's single sculls after finishing the 2,000-meter race at Jakabaring Sport City Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, Indonesia, with a time of 7 minutes, 30.86 seconds. He was behind Zhang Liang of China, who clocked 7:25.36.  (Yonhap)This was Kim's second straight silver in the men's single sculls a

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Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul wins gold in men's 97kg

JAKARTA -- South Korea's Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul won a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday.Cho beat Xiao Di of China 5-4 in the men's Greco-Roman 97-kilogram division final at Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall in Jakarta. This was South Korea's second gold in wrestling at Jakarata-Palembang 2018. On Tuesday, Ryu Han-su defended his Asian title in the Greco-Roman 67kg.  (Yonhap)Wearing a large bandage on his forehead due to the cut he suffered in the quarterfinals, the

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Korean Greco-Roman wrestler fails to defend title

South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo failed to defend his Asian Games title on Wednesday and ended up getting a bronze medal. Kim collected a victory by technical superiority over Shermet Permanov of Turkmenistan with a 9-0 score to grab a repechage bronze medal in the men's 77-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.At Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall, it only took 1 minute, 48 seconds for Kim to earn that score against Permanov. In Greco-

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North Korea's O Kang-chol wins gold in men's 69kg weightlifting

North Korea's O Kang-chol won a gold medal in the men's 69-kilogram division weightlifting competition at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. O lifted a combined total of 336kg to deliver North Korea's third gold in weightlifting at Jakarta-Palembang 2018. He was followed by Doston Yukbov of Uzbekistan at 331kg and Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan at 330kg.  (Yonhap)North Korea took two weightlifting gold medals on Monday when Om Yun-chol and Ri Song-gum won their events. South Korea's Won Jeong-sik e

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Korea captures gold in women's team sabre fencing

South Korea defended its gold medal in the women's team sabre fencing at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday.South Korea defeated China 45-36 at Jakarta Convention Center Cendrawasih Hall in Jakarta for its fourth fencing gold medal at these Asian Games.(Yonhap)The South Korean team of Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su, Choi Soo-yeon and Hwang Seon-a came to Jakarta ranked fourth in the world, two spots above China.Kim, Yoon and Hwang also won the 2014 gold medal together.In team fencing, each match consist

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Taekwondo fighter Lee Hwa-jun wins silver in men's 80kg

Taekwondo fighter Lee Hwa-jun won a silver medal after finishing second in the men's 80-kilogram division sparring competition at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee lost to Nikita Rafalovich of Uzbekistan 21-18 in the final at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall in Jakarta to grab his first Asiad medal. It was South Korea's fourth silver medal in taekwondo "kyorugi" (sparring) at Jakarta-Palembang 2018.  (Yonhap)Against Rafalovich, Lee trailed 8-2 in the first set. He cut the deficit to o

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Folk song energizes unified Korean canoeing team

The unified Korean dragon boat racing team members sing a song when they feel exhausted, but when the competition is over, they hope they can listen to it. "Arirang," a folk song that is popular in both South and North Korea, is serving as an energizer for the unified team, the South's drummer Lee Hyeon-joo said Wednesday as the canoeists began their training in Palembang, Indonesia, for the 18th Asian Games.  (Yonhap)South Korea and North Korea are sending joint teams in women's basketball, row

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Korea takes bronze in men's team epee fencing

JAKARTA -- South Korea took the bronze medal in men's team epee fencing at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday, after losing to China in the semifinals.South Korea fell to China 45-41 at Jakarta Convention Center Cendrawasih Hall in Jakarta, unable to capture the country's fourth consecutive Asiad title.In team fencing, each match consists of nine individual bouts, and each member of a team faces each member of the opposing team once. A head-to-head bout is three minutes long, but it ends when one

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Na Ah-reum wins gold in women's cycling road event

JAKARTA -- South Korean cyclist Na Ah-reum captured gold in the women's road event at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. (Yonhap)Na finished the 104.4-kilometer race in 2:55.47, 1:20 ahead of Pu Yixian of China.This was South Korea's first cycling gold medal at these Asian Games, and Na's second career title after the individual time trial victory four years ago. (Yonhap)

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S. Korea proposes joint teams with N. Korea at Tokyo 2020

PALEMBANG, Indonesia -- South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-whan said Wednesday that he has proposed joint teams with North Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.Do was visiting Jakabaring Sports City in Palembang, a co-host city of the 18th Asian Games with Jakarta, to watch the men's unified Korean rowing team along with North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il-guk."We talked about what to do with unified teams ahead of the Tokyo Olympics," Do told reporters. "And we've also exchanged opinions o

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With 2nd Asiad gold in tow, wrestler eyes 1st Olympic title in 2020

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- After picking up his second straight Asian Games gold on Tuesday, South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Ryu Han-su had already started thinking about winning the ultimate prize -- an Olympic gold.Ryu defeated Almat Kebispayev of Kazakhstan 5-4 in the men's 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling final at the 18th Asian Games here. Among other titles, Ryu has also won the 2013 world title and the 2015 Asian championship. South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Ryu Han-su (Yonhap)But the 30-year-ol

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S. Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong wins silver in women's 400m medley

JAKARTA -- South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong won a silver medal in the women's 400-meter individual medley event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday. South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong on Tuesday competes in the women's 400-meter medley. (Yonhap)Kim clocked a time of 4 minutes, 37.43 seconds at the Aquatic Center at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta to finish second among eight contestants. Japan's Yui Ohasi took gold at 4:34.58, while her compatriot Sakiko Shimizu earned bronze at 4:3

More SportsAug. 21, 2018

S. Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum takes silver in women's 57kg

JAKARTA -- Taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum failed to defend her Asiad title on Tuesday. Lee lost to Luo Zongshi of China, 6-5, in the women's taekwondo 57-kilogram kyorugi (sparring) final at the 18th Asian Games to settle for South Korea's third taekwondo sparring silver at this year's sport event.   South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum (left) on Tuesday spars with China's Luo Zongshi at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakart

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S. Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Da-bin wins gold in women's over-67kg

JAKARTA -- Taekwondo fighter Lee Da-bin won a gold medal in the women's over-67 kilogram kyorugi (sparring) competition at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday.  South Korean Taekwondo fighter Lee Da-bin on Tuesday celebrates her gold medal victory at the Asian Games in Jakarta. (Yonhap)Lee defeated Deniz Cansel of Kazakhstan 27-21 in the final at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games for her second Asiad gold medal.Lee, 21, was the Asiad champion in the women's 62-kilogram, but she decided to compete in

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Defending champion Korea wins 2nd straight women’s volleyball match

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- South Korea won its second straight women’s volleyball match in its Asian Games title defense Tuesday.　South Korea defeated Kazakhstan 3-1 (25-9, 25-15, 28-30, 25-20) at GBK Volleyball Indoor, improving to 2-0 in Pool B play.　South Korea will next face world No. 1 China on Thursday at the same venue.　There are six nations in Pool B and five in Pool A. The top four from each will advance to the quarterfinals.South Korean women’s volleyball players celebrate a point against K

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Unified Korean team cruises into women's hoops quarters with win over Kazakhstan

JAKARTA -- The unified Korean basketball team cruised into the quarterfinals of the 18th Asian Games with an 85-57 win over Kazakhstan on Tuesday.North Korean center Ro Suk-yong led the balanced attack with a game-high 19 points at GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta, as Korea clinched second place in Group X with a 3-1 record.Even if Chinese Taipei loses to Indonesia later Tuesday and drops to 3-1, it will still finish atop Group X because it holds the tiebreak edge over Korea thanks to an 87-85 win

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Ex-Olympic champ fencers chase team gold after losing individual titles

JAKARTA -- South Korea's star fencers will chase gold medals in team events at the 18th Asian Games this week after they failed to win individual titles. Park Sang-young and Kim Ji-yeon will compete in team events Wednesday, hoping to make up for their loss in individual events Sunday.Park, a gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, took a silver medal in the men's individual epee after losing to Dmitriy Alexanin of Kazakhstan. Kim, a 2012 London Olympics gold medalist, won a bronze me

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Rejuvenated Djokovic eyes US Open as 'Big Four' reunited

From the pits of despair in Paris, record-setting Novak Djokovic now eyes a third US Open title in New York where for the first time since Wimbledon last year, the sport's 'Big Four' will be reunited.Djokovic became the first man to win all nine Masters titles with victory over Roger Federer at Cincinnati on Sunday. (AFP)Having captured, against all the odds, a fourth Wimbledon in July, the 31-year-old Serb suddenly finds himself as joint-favourite with world number one Rafael Nadal to triumph a

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Park Sung-hyun returns to top of women's world golf rankings

South Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun has returned to the top of the women's world rankings.Park leapfrogged three players to reach No. 1 in the latest rankings unveiled Tuesday on the strength of her victory at the Indy Women in Tech Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, over the weekend. It was Park's third LPGA win of 2018. (Yonhap)Park spent one week at No. 1 in November last year en route to capturing both the Rookie of the Year award and the money title while sharing Player of the Year honor

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