World Taekwondo Federation to hold demonstration in Pyongyang for 1st time

MUJU -- The taekwondo demonstration team of the sport's South Korea-led world governing body will perform for the first time in Pyongyang this fall, the organization's leader said Friday.Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation said its demonstration team will perform during the opening ceremony of the world championships by the North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation in September.A taekwondo demonstration team from the International Taekwondo Federation performs a

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IOC President Bach saving talks on joint Korean Olympic team for Moon

MUJU -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Thursday he'd withhold further talks on a joint Korean delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics south of the border, saying he'd discuss the matter later with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.Bach arrived in South Korea earlier in the day to attend Friday's closing ceremony of the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships, hosted by the World Taekwondo Federation in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.He traveled to Muju to attend a

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Korea adds 2 more medals at taekwondo world championships

MUJU -- Host South Korea added two more medals at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Thursday, the penultimate day of the competition.Oh Hye-ri won silver in the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. Moments earlier, In Kyo-don got a bronze in the men's under-87kg.South Korea leads all countries with eight medals -- four gold, one silver and three bronze. Oh Hye-ri of So

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Oh Hye-ri takes silver at taekwondo world championships

South Korean Oh Hye-ri grabbed a silver medal at the taekwondo world championships on Thursday.Oh lost to Milica Mandic of Serbia 17-13 in the final of the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.Oh won the world title in the same division two years ago in Chelyabinsk, Russia.South Korea now has tournament-best eight medals -- four gold, one silver and three bronze medals.South Korea

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In Kyo-don earns bronze at taekwondo worlds

MUJU -- South Korea's In Kyo-don earned a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Thursday.In lost to Vladislav Larin of Russia 8-6 in the semifinals of the men's under-87kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.South Korean taekwondo practitioner In Kyo-don. (Yonhap)Since there are no bronze medal contests here, losers of the two semifinals matches each get a bronze medal.South

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IOC President Bach says joint Korean team at PyeongChang 'in spirit of Olympism'

INCHEON -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Thursday expressed his support for a South Korean proposal for a unified Korean delegation to next year's Winter Olympics here, saying the idea is "in the spirit of the Olympism."Bach arrived in South Korea to attend Friday's closing ceremony of the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships, hosted by the World Taekwondo Federation in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.His trip comes less than a week after South Korea reached out t

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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin serves up another homer in no-decision

Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has once again come undone by a home run, taking his second straight no-decision in an otherwise solid outing.Ryu allowed two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings on seven hits, including a homer, against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Wednesday (local time).Ryu left the game in the sixth with the Dodgers trailing 2-0, but they scored a run each in the eighth and the ninth to bail out Ryu.The Dodgers lost the game 3-2 in the bottom of the ni

BaseballJune 29, 2017

Giants' Hwang Jae-gyun homers for 1st major league hit

Hwang Jae-gyun of the San Francisco Giants has homered for his first hit in Major League Baseball.The South Korean third baseman, called up by the Giants prior to the home game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday (local time), hit a solo home run in just his third at-bat in his first big league game.With the score tied at 3-3 with two outs in the sixth at AT&T Park, Hwang, batting fifth, took Colorado starter Kyle Freeland over the left field wall for a tie-breaking shot. He's the first So

BaseballJune 29, 2017

Surprise world taekwondo champion eyes 2020 Olympics

MUJU -- By winning the world taekwondo title in the men's under-58kg here Wednesday, South Korea's Jeong Yun-jo surprised even himself.The 21-year-old is so green that he entered the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships ranked 105th in the world. Yet here at T1 Arena in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul, he stunned the top-ranked Mexican Carlos Navarro in the semifinals and then beat No. 19 Mikhail Artamonov of Russia in the nail-biting final by a score of 24-23.Jeong Yun-j

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Korean An Sae-bom takes bronze at taekwondo worlds

South Korean An Sae-bom took a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Wednesday.An lost to the top-ranked Bianca Walkden of Britain 9-3 in the semifinals of the women's over-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.There are no bronze medal contests here, and losers of the two semifinals matches each get a bronze medal.An Sae-bom of South Korea (left) battles Bianca Walkden of

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Korean Jeong Yun-jo captures gold at taekwondo worlds

MUJU -- South Korean Jeong Yun-jo captured a surprise gold medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Wednesday.Jeong defeated Mikhail Artamonov of Russia 24-23 in the final of the men's under-58kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.This was South Korea's tournament-best sixth medal. The host nation now has four gold and two bronze medals.Jeong Yun-jo of South Korea celebrates his victo

Olympic GamesJune 28, 2017

2 more bronze medals secured for Korea at taekwondo world championships

MUJU -- Host South Korea secured two more bronze medals at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Wednesday.The reigning world champion Oh Hye-ri reached the semifinals in the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.Oh, world No. 12, defeated Chen Yann Yeu of Chinese Taipei 13-10 in the round of 32, and then Seavmey Sorn of Cambodia 18-9 in the next stage. In the quarters, the

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Jordanian taekwondo hero wants to learn from Korean rival

MUJU -- Jordanian taekwondo star Ahmad Abughaush is best known as the first athlete from his country to win an Olympic medal after taking gold in the men's 68kg category at last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.But in the minds of South Korean sports fans, he'll forever be linked with the homegrown athlete, Lee Dae-hoon, who lost to Abughaush in the quarterfinals. It wasn't so much the result as what transpired afterward that has stuck. Lee, the gracious loser who later won bronze, applauded the w

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Cardinals' closer Oh Seung-hwan blows 3rd save of season

St. Louis Cardinals' closer Oh Seung-hwan has blown his third save of the season, as his midseason woes continued.Oh gave up a solo home run to squander a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday (local time). The Cards went on to lose the game 6-5 in 10 innings. South Korean Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals (Yonhap)Oh entered the game in the ninth with the Cards nursing that one-run lead. Leading off the frame, Davi

BaseballJune 28, 2017

Dates set for LPGA match play competition in Korea next year

Dates have been set for the LPGA's international match play competition to be held in South Korea next year.The third edition of the biennial International Crown will take place from Oct. 4 to 7, 2018, at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, just west of Seoul, organizers announced Wednesday.Crowds are gathered at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon for the 2015 Presidents Cup on Oct. 11, 2015. (Yonhap)South Korea was announced as the host of the event last July, the first time the Internati

GolfJune 28, 2017

San Francisco Giants call up Korean Hwang Jae-gyun

South Korean minor leaguer Hwang Jae-gyun is headed to San Francisco to join the Giants, realizing his dream of playing in Major League Baseball, the big league club said Wednesday.The Giants said they've purchased Hwang's contract from the Triple-A Sacramento, and manager Bruce Bochy said the South Korean will likely get the starting nod at third base against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park on Wednesday (local time), or early Thursday in South Korea.Earlier in the day, an informed source told

BaseballJune 28, 2017

Kim Jan-di grabs bronze at taekwondo worlds

MUJU -- South Korean Kim Jan-di grabbed a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Tuesday.Kim lost to Nur Tatar of Turkey 11-9 in the semifinals of the women's under-67kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.In the world championships, there are no bronze medal contests, and the two losers in the semifinals each get a bronze medal.Kim Jan-di of South Korea (R) battles Nur Tatar

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Mixed feelings for Korean star as much-anticipated taekwondo rematch fails to materialize

MUJU -- It was with a bag of mixed feelings that South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon learned that a much-anticipated rematch with a Jordanian rival wouldn't happen on Tuesday.Lee won the gold medal in the men's under-68kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at T1 Arena in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. He did so by beating Huang Yu-Jen of Chinese Taipei 26-8 in an anti-climactic final on the center court.Lee Dae-hoon of South Korea holds up his gold meda

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N. Korean official says 2 taekwondo bodies should integrate

Two international organizations for the Korean martial art of taekwondo should integrate in honor of their common root, the North Korean leader for one of the bodies said Tuesday.Ri Yong-son, head of the International Taekwondo Federation, is visiting South Korea for a series of ITF demonstration team's performances across the country. It performed during the opening ceremony of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul, last Saturday. Th

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Ex-NHL coach for Korean club demands excellence, warrior mentality

INCHEON -- South Korean hockey club Daemyung Killer Whalers won just seven games in regulation out of 48 in the 2016-2017 Asia League Ice Hockey season, finishing eighth among nine teams.But their new bench boss, former National Hockey League coach Kevin Constantine, couldn't care less about the number of wins. The 58-year-old American, the first man to bring NHL coaching experience to a South Korean team, is all about effort and passion."Ultimately, we get measured by the win-loss record, but I

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