Cyclist picks up 4th gold

JAKARTA -- Cyclist Na Ah-reum became South Korea's first quadruple gold medalist of the 18th Asian Games on Friday.Na and Kim You-ri teamed up for 76 race points in the women's madison, beating Pang Yao and Yang Qianryu of Hong Kong by 15 points at the Jakarta International Velodrome. China finished third with 31 points.Na earlier won the individual road race and time trial on the road and picked up the women's team pursuit title on the track. Na is the first South Korean cyclist to win four gol

Aug. 31, 2018

S. Korea wins women’s handball gold for 7th time

　South Korea captured its seventh Asian Games gold medal in women’s handball on Thursday.　South Korea defeated China 29-23 in the gold medal game at the 18th Asiad at GOR Popki Cibubur in Jakarta. (Yonhap)　The women‘s handball has been contested at Asian Games since 1990 and South Korea has missed the top of the podium just once -- in 2010.　South Korea defeated China 33-24 on Aug. 21 in a preliminary match. South Korea opened up an 8-1 lead early and cruised to the gold. (Yonhap)

Aug. 30, 2018

‘Approved by mum’ - Unified Korea trounce Taiwan to reach Asian hoops final

JAKARTA (AFP) -- A joint Korean women’s basketball team slammed Taiwan 89-66 to reach the Asian Games final on Thursday, helped by Las Vegas razzmatazz and some good, old, northern grit.　Roared on by around 100 fans waving Korean unification flags, North Korean Ro Suk Yong joint top-scored with 17 points in a blow-out victory for the defending champions in Jakarta. 　The Koreans advance to face China in this weekend’s gold medal game after they outgunned Japan 86-74 in the second semi-final. (Yon

Aug. 30, 2018

S. Korea falls to Iran 80-68 in men’s basketball semis

South Korea failed to reach the men’s basketball final of the 18th Asian Games after suffering an 80-68 loss to Iran on Thursday.　Naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe, whose Korean name is Ra Gun-ah, had his fifth double-double with a game-high 37 points and 12 rebounds in the men‘s basketball semifinal at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Istora arena in Jakarta, but it wasn’t enough for South Korea to overcome the tall Iranians. 　Iran out-rebounded South Korea 47-27 and outscored them 48-20 in the paint.

Aug. 30, 2018

An Chang-rim settles for silver in men’s judo

An Chang-rim gave South Korea its fifth judo medal of the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, taking home silver in the men‘s under-73 kilogram event.　An, world No. 7, lost to his nemesis from Japan, Shohei Ono, by a waza-ari (half point) in extra time in the final at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall. (Yonhap)　South Korea won four medals, including two gold, on Wednesday, the first day of the judo competition here.　An has now lost all of his five matches against Ono.　An is the first of two South

Aug. 30, 2018

South Korea's Lee Ju-mi wins gold in track cycling

South Korean cyclist Lee Ju-mi won gold in the women‘s individual pursuit event at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country its third gold from the track.　Lee defeated Wang Hong of China in the two-rider final at Jakarta International Velodrome.(Yonhap)　In the individual pursuit, riders start on the opposite ends of the track. The race is 3,000 meters long for women, and the race ends when one rider catches the other.　Lee set an Asian record of 3:33.048 in the qualifying race earlier

Aug. 30, 2018

S. Korea beats Japan to keep baseball ‘three-peat’ hope alive

South Korea defeated Japan 5-1 in a key baseball game on Thursday that kept alive the hope of a third straight Asian Games gold.　South Korea launched three solo home runs and pounded out 14 hits in the super round game at GBK Baseball Field in Jakarta. 　South Korea will face China on Friday at the same venue in the final super round game and must beat the heavy underdog to have a chance to reach the gold medal match. (Yonhap)　South Korea is in the super round as the No. 2 seed from Group B, behi

Aug. 30, 2018

Korea wins 4 medals on Day 1 of judo

JAKARTA -- South Korea collected four medals out of four weight divisions on the first day of judo events at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday, led by gold medals from a pair of Olympic runners-up.Jeong Bo-kyeong got the ball rolling by winning the very first judo final in Jakarta, capturing the women's under-48kg title over Ami Kondo of Japan.She won her golden point with a shoulder throw in extra time.Jeong Bo-kyeong celebrates her gold medal on Wednesday. YonhapKondo had Jeong locked in an ar

Aug. 29, 2018

Korea beat Vietnam 3-1 to reach men's football final

CIBINONG, Indonesia -- South Korea defeated Vietnam 3-1 to reach the men's football final at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee Seung-woo grabbed a brace at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta, on Wednesday to put South Korea's under-23 side one step closer to their Asiad title defense. The defending champions will next face the winners of the match between Japan and the United Arab Emirates at the same venue on Saturday.South Korea used a 4-2-3-1 formation to face Vietnam, the t

Aug. 29, 2018

Korea wins paragliding gold in women's team cross country

PUNCAK, Indonesia -- South Korean paragliders topped the women's team cross country event at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday to claim their first gold medal.The team of Baek Jin-hee, Jang Woo-young and Lee Da-gyeom scored a total 4,924 points after five rounds to edge Japan, which had 4,851 points, out for gold medal.Lee Da-gyeom (left) Jang Woo-young (center) and Baek Jin-hee pose with their gold medals. YonhapParagliding became an official medal sport for the first time at this year's Asian

Aug. 29, 2018

Korea's Kim Jin-woong wins gold in men's soft tennis singles

JAKARTA -- South Korea's Kim Jin-woong won a gold medal in the men's soft tennis singles at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Kim beat Alexander Elbert Sie of Indonesia 4-2 (5-3, 8-6, 6-8, 4-1, 3-6, 4-2) in the final at the Jakabaring Sport City Tennis Court in Palembang, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta, to grab his first Asiad gold. (Yonhap)Kim, who topped the 2015 World Championships, stormed into the final by beating his South Korean compatriot Kim Dong-hoon, a bronze medali

Aug. 29, 2018

Korea takes team silver in men's table

South Korea settled for silver in the men's table tennis team event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday. South Korea was blanked by China 3-0 in the men's table tennis team final match at Jakarta International Expo Hall B in Jakarta.It was South Korea's seventh-straight silver at the Asian Games against the dominant Chinese squad, which now has 10 Asiad gold medals in men's team table tennis.  (Yonhap)The last time South Korea took gold in the men's table tennis team competition was at the 1990 A

Aug. 29, 2018

S. Korea wins gold in women's team pursuit track cycling

South Korea won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit track cycling event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday.The team of Na Ah-reum, Kim You-ri, Kim Hyun-ji and Lee Ju-mi topped the competition at Jakarta International Velodrome in Jakarta after edging China in the final with an Asian Games record time of 4 minutes, 23.652 seconds. The previous Games record was 4:24.796, set by South Koreans on Monday in the qualifying stage.  The race officials originally clocked South Korea's time at 4:31.2

Aug. 28, 2018

Even with 3 gold medals, S. Korean cyclist hungry for more

South Korean cyclist Na Ah-reum said Tuesday she wants to make history by winning her fourth gold at the 18th Asian Games. Na claimed her third gold medal at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 after topping the women's team pursuit track cycling event at Jakarta International Velodrome in Jakarta, with her teammates Kim You-ri, Kim Hyun-ji and Lee Ju-mi. She had previously won the individual race and time trial gold medals on the road. The 28-year-old is now the first South Korean athlete to have three gold

Aug. 28, 2018

S. Korea fall 2-1 to Japan in women's football semifinals

South Korea, using a 4-1-4-1 formation, surrendered an opening goal to Japan five minutes after kickoff. Yuika Sugasawa penetrated South Korea's backline and found the net with her right foot. South Korea had chances to get an equalizer later. Kim Hye-ri's strike hit the post in the 14th and Ji So-yun's promising effort in the 19th deflected off a Japanese defender to miss the target. (Yonhap)South Korea leveled the score in the 68th. Lee Min-a headed down a Moon Mi-ra cross from the flank to ev

Aug. 28, 2018

S. Korean cyclist Lee Hye-jin wins silver in women's keirin

South Korean cyclist Lee Hye-rin won a silver medal in the women's keirin event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday.Lee finished 0.024 second behind Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong to take silver in the women's keirin at Jakarta International Velodrome in Jakarta. Zhong Tianshi of China earned bronze. South Korea's Cho Sun-young was fifth among six contestants.(Yonhap)This was Lee Hye-rin's second medal at Jakarta-Palembang 2018.She had grabbed bronze in the women's team sprint on Monday.Keirin is a cyc

Aug. 28, 2018

Korea wins gold in men's team compound archery

JAKARTA -- South Korea won gold in men's team compound archery at the 18th Asian Games for the country's third archery title on Tuesday.In the very last archery event at GBK Archery Field, the team of Kim Jong-ho, Choi Yong-hee and Hong Sung-ho defeated India in a shoot-off for South Korea's fourth archery title in Jakarta.South Korea wrapped up the archery portion of the Asian Games with four gold, three silver and one bronze, well short of its goal of winning every gold. (Yonhap)Compound arche

Aug. 28, 2018

Korea wins gold in women's team compound archery

JAKARTA -- South Korea won gold in women's team compound archery at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday for its second medal in the discipline.The team of So Chae-won, Choi Bo-min and Song Yun-soo defeated India 231-228 at GBK Archery Field.So won the mixed team silver medal with Kim Jong-ho on Monday.Kim and the men's compound team are in their own final later Tuesday. It will be the last archery event of the Asian Games here. (Yonhap)South Korea ended the recurve competition with gold medals in th

Aug. 28, 2018

Kim Woo-jin wins gold in men's recurve archery

JAKARTA -- South Korean archer Kim Woo-jin won the men's individual recurve archery gold medal over teammate Lee Woo-seok at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday.Kim, world No. 1, defeated second-ranked Lee by the set score of 6-4 in the third all-South Korean final in Asiad men's recurve archery at GBK Archery Field.South Korea has now produced four straight Asiad men's recurve champions, and seven of the past eight. (Yonhap)This was only South Korea's second archery gold medal in Jakarta. The women

Aug. 28, 2018

S. Korea grabs 4 medals in bowling

PALEMBANG, Indonesia -- South Korea picked up two silver and two bronze medals in bowling at the 18th Asian Games on Monday, adding to the two gold medals from the alley from last week.Park Jong-woo lost to Muhammad Rafiq Ismail of Malaysia 534-511 in the men‘s Masters final at Jakabaring Sports City Bowling Center. (Yonhap)Park beat his teammate Koo Seong-hoi in Round 1 to reach the gold medal match. Koo ended up with bronze.Earlier Monday, South Korea’s Lee Yeon-ji and Lee Na-young won silver

Aug. 27, 2018