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Korean taekwondo athletes aim to win nine gold medals at Asian Games

South Korea aims to win nine gold medals in taekwondo at this year's Asian Games, hoping it can reaffirm its reputation as the birthplace of the martial art.

Other Sports | 2018-08-08 14:21

Korean taekwondo master coaches Egyptian athletes

A Korean taekwondo master has taught Egyptians taekwondo for 32 years since 1986. Now 62-year-old Lim Han-soo said he first visited Egypt when he was 30. Receiving a first-degree black belt in taekwondo when he was only 12, Lim had a successful career in martial arts, running two taekwondo studios in his hometown Jochiwon, South Chungcheong Province, before he turned 30.

Other Sports | 2018-08-03 16:26

Korean-Kazakh figure skater stabbed to death

Korean-Kzakh figure skater Denis Ten was stabbed to death when he fought with two men trying to steal mirrors of his car in Almaty on Thursday. He suffered substantial blood loss and died in hospital.

Other Sports | 2018-07-20 17:44

World Peace Walkathon slated for Tuesday on Jeju

World Taekwondo (WT) and GCS International, a Seoul-based, U.N.-affiliated nongovernmental organization, will be co-hosting the 2018 Jeju World Peace Walkathon on Jeju Island, the “Island of Peace,” on Tuesday.

Other Sports | 2018-07-15 16:53

Pacquiao wins 60th career fight with knockout

Manny Pacquiao clinched his 60th victory with a seventh-round knockout Sunday of Argentinian Lucas Matthysse, his first stoppage in nine years. Pacquiao said he worked hard but was surprised by the swift win in the World Boxing Association welterweight title fight.

Other Sports | 2018-07-15 14:12

Garlic Girl' curling captain ties the knot [PHOTOS]

Kim Eun-jung, captain of the South Korean women's national curling team that hit the international headlines by winning a surprise silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, tied the knot on Saturday.

Other Sports | 2018-07-08 14:41

If you want to master League of Legends, go to hagwon

If you want to improve your game skills in Overwatch and League of Legends (LoL), you should go to (where else?) hagwon or academies. eSports has academies that focus on training players or those who are otherwise serious about it.

Other Sports | 2018-06-25 16:11

Korea, Taiwan, China to participate in Asian Games e-sports

League of Legends Korea has been ranked first among East Asian teams for the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games from Aug. 18 to Sept. 1. As well as Korea, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Taiwan and Japan participated in the preliminaries. China, Taipei, and Korea each finished with eight wins and two losses.

Other Sports | 2018-06-25 15:49

Reddit serves as powerful backer of eSports

The popularity of eSports is soaring and social news aggregation site Reddit is a favored way for fans to share information about their favorite teams. Most use it to tell each other about the activities of their various competitions.

Other Sports | 2018-06-19 14:04

Cameroonian boxer wins rookie contest

Jean Durandal Etobil Etobil, better known as Kil Tae-san in Korea, won the rookie boxing contest at the Grand Hilton Seoul, May 27. Kil, 31, defeated Korean boxer Lee Gyu-hyun in the first round by a TKO referee stop. He threw a right hook that knocked Lee down. Kil now has four wins and no losses in the super-middleweight division here.

Other Sports | 2018-06-15 18:54

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