The Korea Herald

World swimming champs not making a splash in S. Korea

Jun 7, 2019

Organisers of next month's world swimming championships in South Korea are facing the prospect of half-filled grandstands, figures showed Friday, with only around one-third of tickets sold. A total ...
[Newsmaker] Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa announces retirement

May 10, 2019

Two-time Olympic speed skating gold medalist Lee Sang-hwa announced her retirement Friday, putting an end to an illustrious career that includes a world record and multiple world championships. In a...
[Eye] A day in the life of a Kenyan-born Korean marathoner

Apr 19, 2019

Naturalized runner lives in old hanok, eats ramen for lunch while training for Olympics
S. Korean women's curling posts highest-ever position for Asian team in world rankings

Mar 28, 2019

The South Korean women's curling team earned its highest-ever world ranking on Thursday after climbing up to second place. South Korea moved up four spots to finish second with 65.907 points in the ...
S. Korean Lim Eun-soo finishes 10th at figure skating worlds

Mar 22, 2019

Lim Eun-soo (Yonhap) South Korean figure skater Lim Eun-soo finished in 10th place at her first senior world championships on Friday, while competing with an injury sustained in a controversial inci...
[Newsmaker] US apologizes to S. Korean figure skater after controversial incident

Mar 22, 2019

The US figure skating team at the world championships has apologized to injured South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo following a controversial incident involving her American rival. The Korea Skating Uni...
New nat'l training center chief vows to restore pride, trust for athletes

Mar 14, 2019

The new chief of the main national athletic training center vowed on Thursday to restore pride and trust for athletes after a series of assault scandals rocked South Korea's sports community. Shin C...
S. Korean skeleton slider to compete at world championships with full confidence

Mar 7, 2019

South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin said Thursday that he is ready to show his best at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Championships. Yun, the 2018 Winter Olympics gold...
Speed skater stands by harassment allegations against ex-teammate, claims to have evidence

Feb 21, 2019

South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum said Thursday she stands by allegations of harassment she raised against a former teammate, adding she has materials to back up her claims. Kim was embroiled in...
Olympic curlers endured abuse by coaches, owed prize money: sports ministry

Feb 21, 2019

The sports ministry concluded on Thursday that former national women's curlers endured abuse by their coaches and have yet to receive a large sum of prize money from competitions. The ministry annou...
Koreas likely to field joint teams in field hockey, rowing, basketball, judo at Tokyo Olympics

Feb 15, 2019

South Korea and North Korea are likely to field joint teams in at least four sports at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, with an addition of more sports to the list remaining a possibility, officials s...
Host S. Korea blanks Japan at men’s hockey tournament

Feb 8, 2019

South Korea shut out Japan 2-0 for its first win at a men’s hockey tournament on home ice Friday. Defenseman Eric Regan scored midway through the second period, and forward Park Sang-jin netted a s...
Cha Jun-hwan finishes 2nd in short program with personal best at Four Continents

Feb 8, 2019

South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan is in second place after the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, setting a new personal best with a flawless performance. ...
Host S. Korea falls to Latvia to open men's hockey tournament

Feb 6, 2019

South Korea lost to Latvia 6-2 in the opening match of a men's ice hockey tournament at home on Wednesday, after blowing a pair of first-period leads. South Korea is hosting the Legacy Cup at Gangne...
S. Korea national football team returns home after Asian Cup exit

Jan 28, 2019

South Korea’s national football team returned home Monday after suffering a quarterfinal exit at a premier continental tournament. Head coach Paulo Bento and 12 players arrived at Incheon Internati...