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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 10:08

Triathlete admits to assaulting late teammate, apologizes to family

Triathlete admits to assaulting late teammate, apologizes to family

In an about-face, a triathlete banned for 10 years for allegedly assaulting a late teammate has admitted to his charges and apologized to the teammate's surviving family.

2020-07-09 20:54

Pressure is mounting on Ferrari after one race of F1 season

Pressure is mounting on Ferrari after one race of F1 season

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) _ Ferrari is under pressure after just one race of the Formula One season and scrambling to push through aerodynamic improvements in time for Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix.

2020-07-09 15:17

City sports body asks prosecution to charge key figure in triathlon abuse scandal

City sports body asks prosecution to charge key figure in triathlon abuse scandal

A regional sports association asked its district prosecution on Wednesday to charge a central figure in a triathlon abuse scandal with assault and sexual harassment. Gyeongju Sports Association said it filed a complaint with Daegu District Public Prosecutors Office's regional office in Gyeongju, 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in pursuit of those charges against Ahn Joo-hy...

2020-07-08 13:49

Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP

Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) _ Valtteri Bottas insisted before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that he has what it takes to win the Formula One world championship.

2020-07-06 14:40

Triathletes to speak out about 'years of abuse' after teammate's tragic death

Triathletes to speak out about 'years of abuse' after teammate's tragic death

Former teammates of a late triathlete who claimed to have endured years of abuse from team officials said Saturday they're ready to come forward with more allegations. The recent suicide of Choi Suk-hyeon, who said she was abused by her coach and team physiotherapist on her semi-pro club, has sparked outrage across the nation, with prosecutors and national sports authorities ...

2020-07-05 14:20

Athletes' human rights under spotlight after tragic death

Human rights body investigating abuse claims by late triathlete athlete

Human rights body investigating abuse claims by late triathlete athlete

The national human rights body said Friday it is investigating abuse claims from a late triathlete who filed a petition a day before taking her own life. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received the petition on June 25 from the legal representative of the family of Choi Suk-hyeon, who was found dead the following day in her home in Busan, 450 kilometers so...

2020-07-03 15:51

Probe into death of Korean triathlete who claimed abuse

Probe into death of Korean triathlete who claimed abuse

Triathlon's governing body has joined an investigation into the death of a South Korean competitor who was reportedly subjected to years of physical and mental abuse. ``World Triathlon is deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the death of ... Choi Suk-hyeon who, according to media reports, `took her own life after enduring years of abuse,'`` the body said in a statement on T...

2020-07-03 10:06

Hamilton saddened and hurt by Ecclestone's racism comments

Hamilton saddened and hurt by Ecclestone's racism comments

PARIS (AP) _ Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized ``ignorant and uneducated'' comments by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

2020-06-28 16:38

World Taekwondo chief celebrates World Refugee Day with dreamers in refugee camp

World Taekwondo chief celebrates World Refugee Day with dreamers in refugee camp

World Taekwondo (WT) President Choue Chung-won celebrated World Refugee Day (June 20) with young refugee athletes, whom he called “an inspiration” to everyone who loves the sport. During a video call on June 19, Choue said he would support Syrian refugees at the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan and their dreams of competing in the Olympics one day, according to the global governi...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-06-22 14:06

World taekwondo body improves position in ASOIF's governance report

World taekwondo body improves position in ASOIF's governance report

World Taekwondo (WT), the sport's global governing body, has significantly improved its position in the latest governance review of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). According to the review published Tuesday, WT moved up two notches in the overall score to rank with World Athletics, World Sailing, the International Table Tennis Federation, t...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-06-18 15:53

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