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[Asian Games] South Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold
South Korea defeated Japan for the gold medal in the men's epee fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The squad of Jung Jin-sun, Park Kyoung-doo, Park Sang-young and Kweon Young-jun defeated the Japanese side of Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada and Keisuke Sakamoto 25-21, giving South Korea its third straight Asiad gold in the team events. Team Korea holds out gold medals after the men's epee fencing match with Japan at the Asian Games on Tuesday. (Yonhap) Three fencers from each s
Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] South Korea beats China for gold in women's sabre team event
South Korea defeated China for the gold medal in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The team of Kim Ji-yeon, Lee Ra-jin and Yoon Ji-su beat the Chinese squad of Shen Chen, Yu Xinting, Qian Jiarui and Li Fei 45-41. Team Korea bites gold medals after defeating China in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tuesday.(Yonhap) Three fencers from each side take the piste in the team competition, but teams can each use up to one substi
Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] ‘Ceremony Girls’ join beauty battle
North Korea has its “Army of Beauties,” but the rival South is fighting back at the Asian Games with its “Medal Ceremony Girls.” Many South Koreans were heartbroken when the North refused to send its renowned cheerleaders to the pan-Asian sporting event in Incheon in a political wrangle.Though praising anything about the North is against the law, people in the South admired the troupe of sharply dressed, good-looking “Army of Beauties” first brought to the South when the Asian Games were held in
More SportsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Fencers go for more gold
South Korea has dominated fencing at this year’s Asian Games at home and two individual champions will go after team titles on Wednesday.Gu Bon-gil, the men’s sabre champion, will enter the team competition with Kim Jung-hwan, Won Woo-young and Oh Eun-seok. The same foursome won the team sabre gold at the 2012 Olympics. Gu beat Kim for the individual gold earlier. Korea’s Gu Bon-gil (Yonhap)On the women’s side, Jeon Hee-sook, who took the individual foil gold, will team up with Nam Hyun-hee, Oh
More SportsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Silver lining in Incheon
The South Korean shooting team grabbed silver in the men’s 10-meter air rifle at the Asian Games on Tuesday.The trio of Han Jin-seop, Kim Sang-do and Kim Hyeon-jun put together 1,867.6 points to capture silver, 18.8 points behind China, which took a substantial lead from the onset.India shot 1,863 points for bronze at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in South Korea’s western port city of Incheon. At the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, South Korea won bronze in this distance.Kim Sang-do led the
More SportsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Hong Kong’s women blossom as professional athletes
The Hong Kong women's indoor volleyball team has overcome unfavorable circumstances to participate in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The team suffered three consecutive losses (0-3 to Chinese Taipei, 1-3 to Kazakhstan and 0-3 to China) so far in the Group B preliminary round. However, it would be difficult to blame the team even if they happen to return home without qualifying for the quarterfinals, since the team is made up of career women and students who enjoy playing volleyball on the side. F
Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] N. Korean lifters dedicate victories to young leader
North Korea’s two record-breaking lifters Om Yun-chol and Kim Un-guk on Tuesday dedicated their gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games to Kim Jong-un, sticking to their usual script as they demonstrated their loyalty to the young leader of the reclusive country.“Our dear leader, who empathized with my (hardships) during training, gave me the love and support to help me achieve such a successful result,” Kim said during a press conference.The 25-year-old on Sunday won the men’s 62-kilogram event aft
More SportsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Slugger Park Byung-ho shrugs off mediocre night at plate
For all his prowess at the plate, South Korean baseball slugger Park Byung-ho had a mediocre night at the plate against the heavy underdog Thailand.Park Byung-ho, the South Korean captain at the ongoing Asian Games, is the country’s premier power hitter. He has led the top competition, the Korea Baseball Organization, in homers in each of the past two years, and is leading the pack again this year with 48.Yet in his first at-bat at the Asiad, Park struck out swinging, fanning on a pitch by Thai
More SportsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Men's artistic gymnastics: Japan dethrones China in individual all-around finals
Japan took down China's four-decade-long reign in men's artistic gymnastics, by sweeping the gold and silver medal in the individual all-around finals at the Namdong Gymnasium on Tuesday. This is Japan's first gold in the event in 40 years, after Kazuo Horide's gold medal in the 1974 Tehran Asian Games. By winning the all-around finals, Japan's Yuya Kamoto achieved a double crown in men's gymnastics. Masayoshi Yamamoto added another silver medal for Japan, and South Korea's team captain Lee Sang
Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] N. Korean lifters dedicate victories to young leader
North Korea's two record-breaking lifters Om Yun-chol and Kim Un-guk on Tuesday dedicated their gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games to Kim Jong-un, sticking to their usual script as they demonstrated their loyalty to the young leader of the reclusive country."Our dear leader, who empathized with my (hardships) during training, gave me the love and support to help me achieve such a successful result," Kim said during a press conference.The 25-year-old on Sunday won the men's 62-kilogram event aft
Latest NewsSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] Park Tae-hwan reaches 400m freestyle final
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan cruised into the final of the men's 400-meter freestyle on Tuesday at the Asian Games.Park finished second in Heat 3 and third overall among eight qualifiers with a time of 3:53.80, while Sun Yang of China, the2012 Olympic champ in the 400m free, won the heat with the top qualifying time of 3:51.17.They raced next to each other in the same heat, with Park in the fifth lane and Sun in the fourth lane. (Yonhap)Kosuke Hagino of Japan won Heat 2 with 3:52.24 and fi
Olympic GamesSept. 23, 2014
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[Asian Games] S. Korea gains baseball win over Thailand
South Korea on Monday easily defeated Thailand 15-0 after five innings in a mercy rule. At the Asian Games, a game is called after five innings if a team is winning by at least 15 runs, or after seven innings if one side is leading by 10 runs or more.Starter Kim Kwang-hyun, slated to pitch in the gold medal game on Sunday if South Korea reaches the finals, struck out four Thai hitters in two innings. The eight first-inning runs came on four hits, six walks and an error, and starter Wissaroot Sih
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] S. Korea nabs two fencing silver medals
South Korea won two silver medals in fencing at the Asian Games on Monday to end the gold streak in individual competitions. In the women's epee, Shin A-lam lost to Sun Yujie of China 6-5 in the final, while Heo Jun in the men's foil was defeated by Ma Jianfei of China 15-13.As the Asian Games host, South Korea had previously won all four individual gold medals at stake in two days of fencing competition. In six individual events for fencing, South Korea won four gold, three silver and one bron
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] N. Korean lifter lands gold in women's 58㎏
North Korean lifter Ri Jong-hwa seized the gold medal in the women's 58-kilogram division at the 2014 Asian Games on Monday.Ri lifted a total of 236 kg -- 102㎏ in the snatch and 134㎏ in the clean and jerk -- to claim the top spot on the podium, defeating her Chinese opponent Wang Shuai.It was North Korea's third weightlifting gold medal in Incheon."I would like to report (my victory) to our leader Kim Jong-un first and foremost," said a smiling Ri during an interview after she was awarded the go
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] Silver in sepak takraw
South Korea grabbed the sepak takraw silver on Monday at the ongoing Asian Games, losing to defending champion Myanmar 2-0 (21-19, 21-18). In the closely contested final held at Bucheon Gymnasium, just outside the host city of Incheon, South Korea’s Kim Young-man (photo), Jeong Won-deok and Yim An-soo lost to Zaw Zaw Aung, Wai Lin Aung and Zaw Latt of the Southeast Asian powerhouse. Korea is the only country from outside Southeast Asia to win a sepaktakraw gold at the Asian Games, taking the men
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] Heavyweights of the pool
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Following the stunning result at the men’s 200-meter freestyle, swimming medalists Park Tae-hwan of South Korea, Sun Yang of China and Japan’s Kosuke Hagino will have a second showdown in the men’s 400-meter freestyle on Tuesday at the Incheon Asian Games.The three medalists will race in the heats in the morning at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center and, should they all qualify, in the medal decider at 8:16 p.m.Park will swim in the fifth lane in Heat 3, while Sun will take
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] S. Korea wins gold in 25-meter pistol
The South Korean female team won gold in the 25-meter pistol event at the Asian Games, edging out its rival China by a point.The team of Kim Jang-mi, Lee Jung-eun and Kwak Jung-hye claimed the first podium finish with 1,748 points, defeating China that took 1,747 points. India scored 1,729 for bronze.It is South Korea’s first team gold in the women’s shooting at the Asiad under way in the country’s western city of Incheon and the second pistol medal of the day. Hours earlier, their colleagues gr
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] Swimming star Park admits extra pressure
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who ended up with the bronze in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the Asian Games Sunday, surprisingly admitted that he was burdened by the heavy weight of his home country’s expectations.Park finished the race in 1:45.85 at his namesake arena, Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center, trailing Kosuke Hagino of Japan and Sun Yang of China.“I think I was quite nervous even before the race began since it is being held in the Republic of Korea (South Korea),” sa
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] China regains record in 10-meter rifle
After referees’ reversal of their earlier decision to disqualify one of its athletes, the Chinese women’s shooting team regained its world record and the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle event at the Asian Games on Monday.The Chinese trio of Yi Siling, Zhang Binbin and Wu Liuxi combined for 1253.8 points to win the team gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, breaking the previous world record set by their own teammates last year by 0.1 point.It is the first world record from shooting
More SportsSept. 22, 2014
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[Asian Games] North Korean press delivers gold-medal news
With North Korea off to a quick start with two gold medals in two days at the Asian Games south of the border, the communist country’s press has been on top of the athletes’ feats.For its Monday edition, the main newspaper Rodong Sinmun carried a story on the weightlifter Kim Un-guk, who broke two world records to win the gold in the men’s 62-kilogram division on Sunday.This was the North’s second gold of the Asian Games taking place in Incheon, a western port city. Kim lifted a total of 332 kil
More SportsSept. 22, 2014