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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korean archer after upset loss: 'That’s life'
A two-time Olympic archery gold medalist Kim Woo-jin suffered a shocking loss to a 20-year-old archer from Chinese Taipei in the men’s individual event at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Check that: Kim doesn’t think it was so shocking at all. “I don’t appreciate the use of the word ‘shocking,’” Kim said in mock anger, after losing to Tang Chih-Chun in the quarterfinals at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo. “Nothing is guaranteed in sports
Olympic GamesJuly 31, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] After stunning world No. 1, S. Korean shuttler loses to 59th-ranked foe
South Korean badminton player Heo Kwang-hee got a taste of his own medicine at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, losing to an underdog in the quarterfinals three days after shocking the top-ranked opponent. Kevin Cordon of Guatemala, world No. 59, defeated the 38th-ranked Heo 2-0 (21-13, 21-18) in the quarterfinals of the men’s badminton singles event at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo. Heo had reached the quarterfinals after stunning the world No. 1 from Japan, Kento Momota, in a pr
Olympic GamesJuly 31, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Kim Si-woo in middle of pack in men's golf
South Korea's Kim Si-woo found himself further out of contention in the Tokyo Olympic men's golf tournament on Friday, with the weather-interrupted second round suspended. Kim traded two birdies with two bogeys for an even 71 at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, north of Tokyo. At three-under for the tournament, Kim is tied for 25th in the field of 60. He was tied for 12th after the opening round. "I don't think I've shown even half of what I am capable of," Kim said. "I d
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea football coach ready for fresh start in knockouts
South Korea have already played three matches in the group stage of the Tokyo Olympic men's football tournament. But the team's head coach Kim Hak-bum said Friday the competition won't begin until they play their first knockout match against Mexico on the weekend. South Korea and Mexico will go toe to toe in the quarterfinals at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, at 8 p.m. Saturday. "For us, it's not a quarterfinals match. It's our first match," Kim said
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea wins bronze in men's team epee fencing
South Korea overcame an early deficit to beat China for the bronze medal in the men's epee fencing team event of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. The team of Park Sang-young, Kweon Young-jun and Song Jae-ho beat China 45-42 in the bronze medal match at Makuhari Messe Hall B in Chiba, north of Tokyo. Park, the 2016 individual champ, now has two Olympic medals. This is South Korea's first medal in the men's epee team event. South Korea and Japan, set to compete in the final later Friday, are the
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Moon congratulates judoka, fencers, archer on Olympic medals
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent congratulatory messages Friday to the nation's judoka, archer and sabre fencing team for winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics. In a message for Cho Guham, Moon thanked him for bringing great joy to the people by winning a silver medal in the men's 100kg judo contest. Moon mentioned his final match with Aaron Wolf of Japan the previous day. "It was a game where your speed, endurance and manners shined," the president noted in the message als
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] What pressure? Archer An San makes history with gold medal hat trick in Olympic debut
The archery broadcast for the Tokyo Olympics this year has added a new feature, with a small bug at the bottom left corner showing archers' heart rates. South Korean archer An San, who won her third gold medal here with the women's individual title on Friday, mostly sat around the 80s, which is in the perfectly normal range and is shockingly low for an athlete in the heat of an Olympic competition. Her opponents on this day, on the other hand, had their beats per minute reading around
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] An San wins gold in women's individual archery, becomes 1st triple gold medalist in Tokyo
TOKYO -- An San shot herself into the record books on Friday, winning the women's individual archery event in Tokyo to become the first archer ever to claim three gold medals at a single Olympics. An is also the first South Korean triple gold medalist at a Summer Olympics, and the first athlete with three gold medals in Tokyo. She defeated Elena Osipova of the Russian Olympic Committee by the set score of 6-5 in the final at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in the Japanese capital, completing th
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Olympic athletes create fresh online buzz in S. Korea
As the belated Tokyo Olympics were nearly halfway over Friday, South Korean sports stars' world-class performances and their teamwork have been creating a fresh buzz on social media here. On the front lines of the buzz are the men's sabre fencing team of Kim Jung-hwan, Gu Bon-gil, Oh Sang-uk and Kim Jun-ho, who won South Korea's second straight gold in the team event Wednesday. Sports fans call the four-member team "Avengers" for their gold medal for two straight Olympics and overwhe
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok qualifies for final, first S. Korean athlete in 25 years
TOKYO -- Male high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok qualified for the Tokyo Olympic final on Friday, becoming the first South Korean track and field athlete in a quarter century to get that far in the multisport competition. Woo cleared 2.28 meters on his second attempt to make it out of the qualifying stage at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. He will compete in the final on Sunday. In the men's high jump, the top 12 jumpers out of 33, or those who clear 2.30 meters, advance to the final. The last South Korean
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Naturalized Japanese archer 'proud' of S. Koreans' Olympic success
TOKYO -- When the Japanese archer Ren Hayakawa watches her South Korean opponents break records and win medals at the Olympics, she does so with a unique sense of pride. Of course, Japan and South Korea remain sporting rivals across the board. But Hayakawa, who was born in South Korea and became naturalized as Japanese citizen in 2007, still feels a tug when it comes to athletes from her birth country. Hayakawa lost to An San of South Korea by the set score of 6-4 in the round of 16 in the wom
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Pitchers get early taste of hitter-friendly ballpark
YOKOHAMA -- After serving up a game-tying solo home run to Israel in the top of the ninth inning to blow a 5-4 lead for South Korea on Thursday, closer Oh Seung-hwan wore an incredulous smile on his face that said, "Oh no, not again." Welcome to Yokohama Stadium, home of the baseball tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. It's a smallish park, stretching 94 meters down the lines and 118 meters to dead center. And the wind was blowing out on this night, and South Korea and Israel had thre
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Archer going for 2nd gold in Tokyo
South Korean archer Kim Woo-jin will take aim at his second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, when the medal round in the individual event will take place. Kim Woo-jin won the team gold medal on Monday, alongside Kim Je-deok and Oh Jin-hyek. The latter two were gone after the round of 32 in the individual event, leaving Kim Woo-jin, who has reached the round of 16, to try to extend South Korea's winning streak in the event to three Olympics. Oh won the individual gold in 2012 and K
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Much-maligned baseball player delivers clutch hits in opening win
YOKOHAMA -- Few players, if any, on the South Korean national baseball team had as much to prove as shortstop Oh Ji-hwan at the Tokyo Olympics. And it only took him one game on Thursday to demonstrate his value as an outstanding fielder with pop. Despite his credentials as among the best defenders in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Oh's selection to the team in June was met with major criticism -- from those who still remembered the controversy that Oh's presence on the 2018 Asian Games
Olympic GamesJuly 30, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea puts 2 pairs in badminton women's doubles semis, secures at least bronze
South Korea has secured at least a bronze medal in the women's doubles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics, after two pairs advanced to the semifinals on the opposite sides of the bracket on Thursday. Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong defeated Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan 2-1 (21-14, 14-21, 28-26) in the quarterfinals at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza. Hours later, Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan beat Selena Piek and Cheryl Seinen of the Netherlands 2-0 (21-8, 21-17) in the quarters
Olympic GamesJuly 29, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Male epee fencers looking to extend medal streak for S. Korea
TOKYO -- South Korea began the team portion of the Tokyo Olympic fencing competition with a silver medal in the women's epee Tuesday. Then the men's sabre team won gold on Wednesday. South Korea doesn't have a team for the women's foil event for Thursday. Next up: the men's epee team on Friday. Hey, no pressure. Park Sang-young, the 2016 individual epee champion who failed to defend his title, will lead the epee team of Kwon Young-jun, Ma Se-geon and Song Jae-ho at the team competition at Mak
Olympic GamesJuly 29, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Gold medal just the beginning for S. Korean sabre fencing
CHIBA -- There are few things more exciting in sports than watching Olympic athletes at the top of their game. In winning their team gold medal Wednesday night at the Tokyo Olympics, the South Korean sabre fencers Kim Jung-hwan, Gu Bon-gil, Oh Sang-uk and Kim Jun-ho performed with power, grace and ease that defy the difficult nature of the sport. They manhandled Italy 45-26 at Makuhari Messe Hall B in Chiba, east of Tokyo, to bring South Korea its second straight gold in the men's sabre team e
Olympic GamesJuly 29, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Moon congratulates epee fencing team, taekwondo players on Olympic medals
President Moon Jae-in sent congratulatory messages Wednesday to the members of South Korea's female epee fencing team and two taekwondo players for winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Moon pointed out that the fencing squad has proved its world's best-level ability by securing silver again the previous day after doing the same during the 2012 London Olympics. "Thank you for bringing joy to the people," Moon wrote in his message for each member of the contingent -- Kang Young-mi,
Olympic GamesJuly 28, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] Lee Ju-ho breaks S. Korean record in men's 200m backstroke
South Korean swimmer Lee Ju-ho set a national record in the men's 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, the second swimming national mark to fall on this day. Lee finished his heat in 1:56.77 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre to qualify for the semifinals with room to spare. He was fourth overall among the 16 qualifiers. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday morning. The top eight from there will reach the final for Friday. No South Korean swimmer has reached an Olympic final in a ba
Olympic GamesJuly 28, 2021
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[Tokyo Olympics] S. Korea defends gold in men's team sabre fencing
South Korea captured its second straight gold medal in the men's team sabre fencing on Wednesday, joining a short list of fencing powerhouses with multiple Olympic titles in the discipline. The team of Kim Jung-hwan, Gu Bon-gil, Oh Sang-uk and Kim Jun-ho took down Italy 45-26 in the gold medal match at Makuhari Messe Hall B in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Wednesday. This is the fourth gold medal for South Korea at the Tokyo Olympics, and the first to come from a sport other than archery. South K
Olympic GamesJuly 28, 2021