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S. Korea finishes 2nd in women's hockey worlds

South Korea has finished in second place at the women's world hockey championship in Italy, after a rout in its final round robin game. The 17th-ranked South Korea pounded on world No. 22 Poland 9-2...

Apr 15, 2018
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Two-time Olympic short track champ returns to familiar surface

Two-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has decided to return to the sport, after a brief sojourn in long track. According to the Korea Skating Union on Tuesday, Lee will ent...

Apr 10, 2018
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Korea taekwondo earns 5 spots at Youth Olympic Games

Korea has secured five taekwondo quota places for this year's Youth Olympic Games. At the World Taekwondo's qualification tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympics, which ended in Hammamet, Tunisia, on...

Apr 8, 2018
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S. Korean volleyball star mulling options over future

South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung said Wednesday she is mulling over her future options, as her contract with a Chinese club expires next month. Kim returned home after helping Shanghai Gu...

Apr 4, 2018
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Chung Hyeon cracks top 20 in ATP rankings for 1st time

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has cracked the top 20 in the men's world rankings for the first time. Chung climbed four spots to a new career-high No. 19 in the latest ATP Tour's singles ra...

Apr 2, 2018
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Korea officially designates taekwondo as nat'l martial art

Korea has officially designated taekwondo as its national martial art. The National Assembly on Friday passed a revised act on taekwondo promotion, which states that the sport is the Korean national...

Apr 2, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon knocked out of ATP Tour quarters in Miami

Korean Chung Hyeon has crashed out of an ATP Tour quarterfinals in Miami. The 23rd-ranked Korean was eliminated in the final eight at the Miami Open in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday (local time), as ...

Mar 29, 2018
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Top-20 ranking in sight for Chung Hyeon after 6th straight ATP quarters

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached his sixth straight quarterfinals on the ATP Tour, a performance that will likely take him inside the top 20 in the next world rankings. The world N...

Mar 28, 2018
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S. Korea knocked out of playoffs at women's curling worlds

South Korea has been knocked out of the playoffs at the World Women's Curling Championships in Canada. South Korea fell to the United States 10-3 in the playoff match in North Bay, Ontario, on Satur...

Mar 25, 2018
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S. Korea to meet U.S. in playoffs at women's curling worlds

South Korea will face the US in the playoffs at the ongoing World Women's Curling Championships in Canada. South Korea, a surprise silver medalist at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, finished t...

Mar 24, 2018
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S. Korea loses entry in women's singles at next figure skating worlds

South Korea has lost an entry in the women's singles at next year's figure skating world championships following a middling performance at this year's event. Kim Ha-nul earned 170.68 points total to...

Mar 24, 2018
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Olympic skeleton, speed skating champs share S. Korea's top amateur athlete award

Skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon were named the co-winners of the grand prize at the nation's amateur athlete awards Wednesday for their performances at the 2018 PyeongCha...

Mar 21, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon becomes top-ranked Asian on ATP Tour

Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked player on the ATP Tour on Monday. The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men's tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chu...

Mar 19, 2018
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Korean Olympic champion claims 3rd world overall title in short track

Olympic double gold medalist Choi Min-jeong has claimed her third career overall title at the short track world championships in Canada. Choi was crowned the women's overall champion at the Internat...

Mar 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korean Chung Hyeon suffers hard-fought loss to Federer in ATP Tour quarterfinals

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has suffered a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Roger Federer in their latest meeting. Federer defeated the 26th-ranked Chung in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, in the...

Mar 16, 2018
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