Among the supporters who came for Indonesian women's team in today's semifinal match against Myanmar, there was one young boy spotted holding a pair of cheering baloons and shouted very loudly for Indonesia. Heo Jae-hoon, 9-year-old boy from Incheon, came to support Indonesian women's team today at Bucheon Gymnasium. The match was held between indonesia and Myanmar and the Myanmar supporters were very enthusiastic, energetic, loud, and came in a large group of people; meanwhile Indonesia only ha

Sept. 28, 2014

The 2014 Incheon Asian Games is a festival for 45 different countries across the continent. Athletes and players from all except the host nation, South Korea, must wrestle with jetlag, unfamiliar weather, new foods, language barriers and even nostalgia.But here at the Goyang Stadium during men's football quarterfinals match between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan on Friday stood locals ready to solace the foreign athletes. S-OIL workers support the Saudi Arabian team. Supporters for the Uzbekistan t

Sept. 28, 2014

The Asian Games has been known as China's, South Korea's and Japan’s festival for a very long time because the three countries always have ranked first, second and third in the medal tables.Since the New Delhi 1982 Asian Games, China, Japan, and South Korea have placed as the top three in all the Asian Games held, with just the order of those three teams varying every four years. In many sports the three countries have been outstanding.But sailing in Incheon 2014 is an exception.First of all in

Sept. 26, 2014

S-OIL employees root for Saudi Arabian soccer players in Final 16 at Incheon Asian GamesSaudi Arabian cheering squad rooted for Saudi Arabian players at the soccer competition between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan in the Final 16 at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Goyang Sports Complex on Sept. 26.Saudi Arabia defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 to advance into Final 8. On that day, the cheering squad including Saudi Arabians residing in Korea, ordinary citizens and S-OIL employees waved the Saudi Arabia’

Sept. 26, 2014

 South Korea set a world record in the women's compound archery team event on Thursday at the Asian Games.South Korea scored 238 points out of a possible 240 in the team's quarterfinals win over Laos, which managed only 215 points.The competition took place at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field in Incheon. The South Korean archers were Seok Ji-hyun, Choi Bo-min and Kim Yun-hee.They bettered the previous record held by the United States, whose archers shot 236 points in 2011. The compound event beca

Sept. 25, 2014

Thailand has sent 517 athletes along with 184 team officials totaling 701 delegates to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. But that does not account for the fans that come to South Korea of their own accord to cheer on their country’s athletes.Ten friends who have ventured to South Korea, shared they have spent their own money to come all the way here to witness and support their country’s athletes as they compete in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.The friends travel every day to cheer on their fellow co

Sept. 25, 2014

 South Korea clinched another shooting gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday, this time in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol.The trio of Jang Dae-kyu, Kim Jun-hong and Song Jong-ho combined for 1,747 points for gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in South Korea's western port city of Incheon. The golden victory came minutes after the female squad claimed the top podium finish in the 50ｍ rifle prone.China's Li Yuehong, Hu Haozhe and Zhang Jian won silver with1,746 points, followed by

Sept. 24, 2014

South Korea grabbed a team gold and an individual bronze in the women's 50-meter rifle prone event at the Asian Games on Wednesday.   The trio of Na Yoon-kyung, Eum Bit-na, and Jeong Mi-ra put together 1855.5 points to take the gold medal at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in the country's western port city of Incheon, achieving their second consecutive Asiad victory in this event. (Yonhap)   China took silver with 1854.1 points, and the Malaysian team got an aggregate 1853.6 points for br

Sept. 24, 2014

South Korea upset China to take the gold medal in the men's badminton team event on Tuesday at the Asian Games.South Korea defeated China 3-2 in the team competition at Gyeyang Gymnasium that involved three singles matches and two doubles matches.China had won the two previous Asian Games gold medals in the men's team competition.South Korean team players and staff react after beating China in men's badminton team event on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Son Wan-ho defeated Chen Long in the opening singles mat

Sept. 24, 2014

(Yonhap)As the judo competition at the Incheon Asian Games ended Tuesday, South Korean judokas left with different expressions on their faces.Among the four golds the squad acquired in the individual events at the Asiad, three were claimed by female fighters, while only one male judoka, Kim Jae-bum, won a gold.Jeong Gyeong-mi, the eldest on the women's team, topped the women's under 78-kilogram class to become the first South Korean woman fighter to defend her Asiad title. Kim Seong-yeon and Jou

Sept. 24, 2014

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle race on Tuesday.   Park finished the race in 3:48.33, falling behind Sun Yang of China and Kosuke Hagino of Japan. Park came up short of winning his third straight Asian Games gold in this distance.   Sun won his first gold medal in Incheon with 3:43.23, and Hagino finished second with 3:44.48. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan races in the men`s 400-meter freestyle race at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tue

Sept. 23, 2014