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Unified Korean canoeing team wins gold in women's 500m dragon boat racing

Aug 26, 2018

PALEMBANG, (Yonhap) -- The unified Korean canoeing team continued its historic run at the 18th Asian Games as it grabbed the gold medal in women's 500-meter dragon boat racing on Sunday. The 16-memb...
S. Korea set to go for compound archery gold sweep

Aug 26, 2018

JAKARTA, (Yonhap) -- South Korea will go for a complete sweep of the gold medals in compound archery at the 18th Asian Games after its men's and women's teams reached their respective finals on Sunda...
Sung Ki-ra wins ju-jitsu gold medal

Aug 26, 2018

Sung Ki-ra won the gold medal in the women's ju-jitsu newaza event at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. Sung defeated Tian En Constance Lien of Singapore 4-2 in the newaza women's under-62kg class a...
Unified Korean canoeing team wins historic medal in women's 200m dragon boat racing

Aug 25, 2018

The unified Korean canoeing team won a historic medal in women's 200-meter dragon boat racing at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. The 12-member dragon boat racing team earned bronze in the women's ...
S. Korea beats N. Korea in women's archery team event

Aug 25, 2018

South Korea knocked North Korea out of the women's team recurve archery event at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. Chang Hye-jin, Kang Chae-young and Lee Eun-gyeong of the South Korea defeated Kang ...
Ex-K-pop audition show star takes beating in karate

Aug 25, 2018

For South Koreans, Wong Ada is better known as a reality show contestant than a karate practitioner. Wong, who earned popularity on the reality competition show "K-pop Star" in 2014 with her singing...
N. Korean shooter wins gold in 10m running target mixed

Aug 25, 2018

North Korean shooter Pak Myong-won won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter running target mixed competition at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. Pak earned 384 points in the final, edging Muhammad ...
Bowler ties record for most gold medals by S. Korean

Aug 25, 2018

With her latest victory, South Korean bowler Ryu Seo-yeon has tied the record for most summer Asian Games gold medals by a South Korean with six. Ryu moved into a tie with swimmer Park Tae-hwan and ...
S. Korean shooter Choi Young-jeon wins gold in men's 300m standard rifle

Aug 24, 2018

South Korean shooter Choi Young-jeon won a gold medal in the men's 300-meter standard rifle event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday. Choi scored 569 points to finish first among 13 contestants at th...
Korean rower Park Hyun-su wins gold

Aug 24, 2018

PALEMBANG -- South Korean rower Park Hyun-su won the gold medal in the lightweight men's single sculls at the 18th Asian Games on Friday. Park finished the 2,000-meter race in 7 minutes, 12.86 secon...
Korea picks up pace with 5 gold medals

Aug 24, 2018

JAKARTA -- South Korea picked up the pace in the medal race with five gold medals on Thursday at the 18th Asian Games, with two artistic gymnasts leading the way. Kim Han-sol and Yeo Seo-jeong each ...
S. Korean swimmer assaulted by Chinese athlete during training

Aug 23, 2018

South Korean swimmer Kim Hye-jin was assaulted by a Chinese athlete during her training in Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games, officials here said Thursday. The Korean Olympic & Sport Committee (KSOC)...
S. Korean shooter Shin Hyun-woo wins gold in men's double trap

Aug 23, 2018

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...
Korea wins 3 silver, 1 bronze in rowing

Aug 23, 2018

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

Aug 23, 2018

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...