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Swimmer has big expectations for joint Korean team at Asian Para Games

JAKARATA/SEOUL -- For this year's Asian Para Games, Lim Woo-geun is looking forward to more than just winning a gold medal. The 31-year-old is eagerly anticipating competing with North Koreans in a u...

Oct 4, 2018
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Host S. Korea shut out of gold at int'l badminton competition

Host South Korea failed to grab a gold medal at an international badminton competition that concluded Sunday. South Korea settled for three bronze medals at the Victor Korea Open, part of the Badmin...

Sept 30, 2018
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[Photo News] From Gwanghwamun to Han River on foot

About 15,000 people took to the streets of Seoul to participate in a 7.6-kilometer walk traversing the city, on Sunday, the last day of September, which saw clear skies. The walk began at 8 a.m., fr...

Sept 30, 2018
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Koreas to discuss joint gymnastics team for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

South and North Korea's artistic gymnastics officials plan to meet at the upcoming world championships to discuss fielding a joint team at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Seoul's gymnastics body said ...

Sept 27, 2018
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Koreas looking to form joint teams in table tennis, swimming at Asian Para Games

ICHEON -- South and North Korea are looking to form joint teams in table tennis and swimming at the Asian Para Games next month, Seoul's para sports chief said Wednesday. "We're planning to have a j...

Sept 19, 2018
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Taekwondo fighter to sit out int'l competition after drunk driving incident

South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum has decided not to take part in an upcoming international competition following an incident in which she was caught driving while intoxicated, the Korea Tae...

Sept 17, 2018
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World Taekwondo Headquarters chief offers to resign over corruption scandals

The head of World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon, has offered to resign over a string of corruption scandals. Oh Hyun-deuk posted a statement on the Kukkiwon website on Thursday sayi...

Sept 14, 2018
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Controversy looms over taekwondo fighter after drunk driving

South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum's participation in an upcoming international competition is drawing controversy here following an incident in which she was caught driving while intoxicated...

Sept 14, 2018
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S. Korea to propose co-hosting 2032 Olympics with NK: sports minister

TOKYO -- South Korea is considering making a proposal to North Korea to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics Games, Seoul’s sports minister said Wednesday. Do Jong-hwan said South Korea is thinking of c...

Sept 12, 2018
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Speedskater Viktor Ahn dismisses rumors about post-retirement plan

South Korea-born Russian short-track speedskater Victor Ahn uploaded on his Instagram account Monday a handwritten letter confirming his retirement. However, he dismissed rumors surrounding his retur...

Sept 11, 2018
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Naomi Osaka wins US Open after Serena 'umpire thief' meltdown

Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as her idol Serena Williams angrily imploded, calling the chair umpire in the US Open final "a thief". Osaka, 20, ...

Sept 9, 2018
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N. Korea wins 1st medal at shooting world championship in S. Korea

North Korea captured its first medal at the ongoing shooting world championship in South Korea on Thursday. North Korea earned bronze in the men's 50-meter running target mixed event at the Internat...

Sept 6, 2018
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No unified Korean team at dragon boat worlds due to visa issues: report

Dragon boat paddlers from the two Koreas will not be able to form a joint team at the upcoming world championships in the United States because North Korean athletes haven't been granted visas, a rep...

Sept 5, 2018
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Godfather of Korean pro wrestling loses battle with cancer

Lee Wang-pyo, who was viewed as the godfather of South Korea's pro wrestling, died Tuesday after a battle against gallbladder cancer. He was 64. Lee, who headed the Korean Pro Wrestling Association,...

Sept 4, 2018
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Players on unified Korean basketball team go separate ways after Asiad silver

JAKARTA -- Members of the unified Korean women's basketball team went their separate ways on Monday after combining for silver at the Asian Games in a farewell that mixed laughter and tears. The thr...

Sept 3, 2018
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