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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea poised for potential gold bonanza on 1st day of competition

Olympic GamesJul 22, 2021

TOKYO -- South Korea's objective at this year's Tokyo Olympics is to win six to seven gold medals. And more than half of that total could come on the first full day of the competition following Frida...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korean baseball team schedules 2 more tuneup games

Olympic GamesJul 21, 2021

The defending baseball gold medalist South Korea scheduled two additional tuneup games Wednesday in its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that South...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korean sabre fencers ready to defend throne in Tokyo: coach

Olympic GamesJul 21, 2021

TOKYO -- South Korea is going into the Tokyo Olympics ranked world No. 1 in the men's sabre fencing. The ace of the squad, Oh Sang-uk, is at the top of the individual rankings, too. The country has ...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea to keep opening ceremony delegation to minimum amid COVID-19 concerns

SportsJul 21, 2021

TOKYO -- When the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics takes place Friday night, South Korea will only have a modest-size delegation representing the country. Citing COVID-19 infection concerns, ...
[Tokyo Olympics] Officials quitting in disgrace, sponsors reduce presence in scandal-marred buildup

Olympic GamesJul 21, 2021

TOKYO -- Tokyo remains under a state of emergency due to a rising number of novel coronavirus cases. At this rate, the Olympic Games the Japanese capital is hosting this summer may be under a similar...
[Tokyo Olympics] From gymnast to baseball star to fencer, 2nd-generation athletes look to do families proud

Olympic GamesJul 20, 2021

South Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong will try to match in Tokyo this summer what her father did 25 years ago in Atlanta: win an Olympic medal. The 19-year-old Yeo won an Asian Games gold meda...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea to kick off 2nd Olympic football medal bid vs. New Zealand

Olympic GamesJul 20, 2021

TOKYO -- South Korea's quest for a second Olympic medal in men's football will kick off Thursday against New Zealand. The Group B match between the two will begin at 5 p.m. at Kashima Stadium in Kas...
[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korean Olympic chief assures of IOC's written pledge in banner row with Japan

Olympic GamesJul 19, 2021

NARITA -- South Korean Olympic chief Lee Kee-heung insisted on Monday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has promised in writing that it would ban the display of a Japanese imperialist flag du...
Coach of KBO club Wiz tests positive for COVID-19

BaseballJul 19, 2021

The South Korean baseball club KT Wiz announced Monday one of their coaches tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The coach began exhibiting symptoms on Friday and didn't attend the club's prac...
7 more from Seongnam FC test positive for COVID-19

SoccerJul 19, 2021

Seven additional people from South Korean football club Seongnam FC have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total caseload on the team to 22. Seongnam announced Monday that five...
Main S. Korean Olympic delegation arrives in Tokyo

Olympic GamesJul 19, 2021

NARITA -- The main South Korean delegation to the Tokyo Olympics arrived in Japan on Monday, four days ahead of the opening ceremony for the competition delayed one year by the coronavirus pandemic. ...
S. Korea bracing for tough pitching vs. Israel in 1st game at Tokyo Olympics

Olympic GamesJul 19, 2021

The importance of the first game in South Korea's Olympic baseball title defense isn't lost on manager Kim Kyung-moon. South Korea's first game in Group B is against Israel on July 29. On paper, the...
Mechanical tweak works wonders for Ryu Hyun-jin in shutout

BaseballJul 19, 2021

Trying to regain consistency with his best pitch, the changeup, Toronto Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin put his head down and got to work in the bullpen during the All-Star break. And he came out throwing i...
Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin tosses 7-inning shutout to open 2nd half

BaseballJul 19, 2021

Though it came in an abbreviated game, Ryu Hyun-jin will take a complete game shutout in any shape or form. The South Korean starter for the Toronto Blue Jays pitched a seven-inning shutout against ...
Olympic football coach confident in team's health protocols

Olympic GamesJul 18, 2021

The South Korean men's Olympic football team almost had a brush with the novel coronavirus over the weekend, even before the start of their competition in Japan. Ryu Seung-min, a South Korean member...