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[Newsmaker] Chung Hyeon stages huge comeback to win 2nd round match at US Open

Aug 30, 2019

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has completed a big comeback to reach the third round at the US Open. Chung, world No. 170, defeated the 34th-ranked Fernando Verdasco 1-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 ...
Chung Hyeon rallies to take 1st round match at US Open

Aug 28, 2019

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has rallied to win his first round match at the season's final Grand Slam tournament. Chung, ranked 170th, defeated American Ernesto Escobedo (206th) in five s...
S. Korea beats China to finish 3rd at Asian women's volleyball tourney

Aug 25, 2019

Host South Korea finished third at the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship on Sunday with a straight-set victory over China. South Korea took care of China 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-22) at Jamsil Aren...
S. Korea falls to Japan in semifinals at Asian women's volleyball tourney

Aug 24, 2019

Host South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship on Saturday, coming up short in a bid to claim its first continental title on home court. Japan rallied ...
S. Korea beats Thailand at continental volleyball tournament, avenges Asian Games loss

Aug 23, 2019

South Korea got the better of Thailand at the continental women's volleyball tournament on Friday, avenging a loss from last year's Asian Games. World No. 9 South Korea came away with a hard-fought ...
8 years, 3 doping cases later, race walker becomes 1st S. Korean with world championships medal

Aug 21, 2019

It's been a long time coming, and race walker Kim Hyun-sub has finally become the first South Korean to win a world championships medal, set to receive a prize that he should have been awarded eight ...
South Korean Lee Duck-hee notches landmark ATP win

Aug 20, 2019

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Lee Duck-hee became the first deaf player to win an ATP main draw match on Monday, waiting out a rain delay to beat Henri Laaksonen in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 21-year-...
[Weekender] Finding balance on fast and furious water

Aug 9, 2019

Indoor wave facilities allow surfers to catch the wave all year round
[Weekender] Flying above the water

Aug 9, 2019

Flyboarding, latest extreme water sport, hits Han River
[Newsmaker] Olympic short track champion Lim Hyo-jun banned for 1 year for sexually harassing male teammate

Aug 9, 2019

Olympic short track speed skating champion Lim Hyo-jun has been suspended for one year for sexually harassing a male teammate. The Korea Skating Union reached the decision Thursday evening, saying L...
[Gwangju 2019] FINA calls athletes' podium protests 'unfortunate'

Jul 28, 2019

The international swimming governing body on Sunday said athletes' podium protests against a fellow swimmer facing doping allegations at the world championships were "unfortunate." Cornel Marculescu...
[Gwangju 2019] Chief organizer says Gwangju Worlds have been a success

Jul 28, 2019

The top organizer of the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea said Sunday that the 17-day aquatics competition have been successful in terms of performances and financial efficiency. "After ...
[Gwangju Swimming] 2 Americans break world records in swimming

Jul 26, 2019

Two American swimmers broke world records at the world championships on Friday. First was Caeleb Dressel winning the men's 100m butterfly semis at the FINA World Championships in 49.50. Dressel topp...
[Gwangju Swimming] US pulls off three-peat in women's water polo

Jul 26, 2019

GWANGJU -- The United States captured its third straight world title in women's water polo on Friday, defeating Spain 11-6 to cap off an undefeated run to the top. The US became the first team in FI...
[Gwangju Swimming] Water polo stars hope sport will grow after 1st world championships victory

Jul 23, 2019

Sometimes, all it takes is one moment to spark wider interest in a sport. And South Korean men's water polo players are hoping that theirs came Tuesday with their first world championships victory. ...