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[Tokyo Olympics] With 2nd gold, rising archery star joins elite company, inches closer to history

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

By capturing her second Olympic gold medal in as many days, South Korean archer An San has joined legends that came before her. The 20-year-old also has a chance to do what no archer has done in Oly...
[Tokyo Olympics] On cloud nine: S. Korea wins 9th consecutive gold in women's archery team event

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

South Korea has done it again -- for the ninth time, in fact. South Korea claimed its ninth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's archery team event on Sunday, beating the Russian Olympic Co...
[Tokyo Olympics] Ex-UN chief Ban meets Japan's Emperor Naruhito at Olympics: sources

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

TOKYO -- Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon briefly met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on the occasion of the Tokyo Olympics, diplomatic sources said Sunday. The encounter ...
[Tokyo Olympics] Shocked taekwondo star rues another missed opportunity

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

CHIBA -- The third time didn't prove to be the charm for Lee Dae-hoon, the South Korean taekwondo icon who was chasing his first gold in his third Olympic appearance Sunday. That dream ended after t...
[Tokyo Olympics] Taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon stunned in round of 16

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

CHIBA -- South Korean taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoo suffered a shocking loss in his first match at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, missing out on his third and likely final crack at an Olympic gold. Lee ...
[Tokyo Olympics] Baseball players escape with minor injuries from tuneup game

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

Two key players on the left side of the South Korean infield have sustained minor injuries in a recent pre-Olympic tuneup game. Shortstop Oh Ji-hwan received five stitches to his neck after a collis...
[Tokyo Olympics] Samsung to donate $1,000 per medal won by Team Canada in Tokyo Olympics

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Canada operations said Sunday it will donate $1,000 for every medal won by Canadian athletes at the Tokyo Summer Games in a promotional event. Samsung Canada plans to deliv...
[Tokyo Olympics] Gymnastics' coach heartened by surprise showings in qualification

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

A pair of South Korean artistic gymnasts have found themselves in surprise contention thanks to strong performances in the qualifying rounds at the Tokyo Olympics. And coach Shin Hyung-ook is so hea...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korean-born taekwondo coach for Thailand wants to look at 'bigger picture'

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

CHIBA -- Over the past two decades, South Korean-born taekwondo coach Choi Young-seok has transformed Thailand from a fledgling presence to an emerging force at international events. The culmination...
[Tokyo Olympics] Tokyo-born S. Korean judoka chases 1st Olympic medal

Olympic GamesJul 25, 2021

TOKYO -- Born in Tokyo to second-generation Japanese-Korean parents, judoka An Chang-rim has been representing South Korea internationally since 2014. The 27-year-old has been gearing up for just th...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea captures inaugural gold in archery mixed team event

Olympic GamesJul 24, 2021

South Korea claimed the very first Olympic gold medal in archery's mixed team event on Saturday in Tokyo, once again flexing its muscle in the sport it has dominated for decades. The 17-year-old Kim...
[Tokyo Olympics] South Korean TV network apologizes for offensive Olympic broadcast

Olympic GamesJul 24, 2021

SEOUL (AFP) -- A major South Korean broadcaster apologized Saturday for using offensive images and captions to describe participating countries during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday ni...
[Tokyo Olympics] Veteran shooter Jin Jong-oh eliminated in 10m air pistol

Olympic GamesJul 24, 2021

South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh's bid for a seventh Olympic medal came crashing down on Saturday in Tokyo, as he failed to make it past the qualification stage in the men's 10m air pistol event. Ji...
[Tokyo Olympics] High-ranked S. Korean epee fencers gone after one match

Olympic GamesJul 24, 2021

A pair of top-10 fencers from South Korea got knocked out of the Olympic competition after their first matches on Saturday. Choi In-jeong, world No. 2 in women's epee, lost to Aizanat Murtazaeva of ...
[Tokyo Olympics] Rifle shooters falter in bid for S. Korea's first medal

Olympic GamesJul 24, 2021

Two young rifle shooters came up short in their bid to bring South Korea its first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Kwon Eun-ji and Park Hee-moon occupied the two last places in the ...