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Paralympic heroes born out of adversity

Three-time Paralympic athlete Kim Gyu-dae, 32, was once a physically fit young man strong enough to be chosen as a member of the Navy's Special Forces Underwater Demolition Team. In December 2004, less than a year after joining the military, he suffered a near-fatal crash-landing caused by an improperly folded parachute during skydiving training. He woke up in the hospital fo...

2016-09-19 17:03

S. Korea finishes 20th with seven gold in Rio Paralympics

South Korea has finished 20th in the gold medal tally at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. At the quadrennial event for athletes with disabilities, which came to an end in Brazil on Sunday (local time), South Korean Paralympians won a total of 35 medals -- seven gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze.

2016-09-19 11:17

Korean pair archers clinch bronze at Rio

Korean pair archers, Lee Ouk-soo and Kim Mi-soon, won a bronze medal in the Mixed Team Compound Open of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games at the Sambodromo, Tuesday.

2016-09-13 15:54

Rio Paralympics: Medal standings (as of Monday)

The top-10 medal winners at the Rio Paralympics, as of 1:30 p.m. Monday (KST).

2016-09-12 15:49

S. Korea clinches two silvers, one bronze on day 4 of Paralympics

S. Korea clinches two silvers, one bronze on day 4 of Paralympics

South Korea earned two silver medals and one bronze - in swimming, table tennis and shooting - on the fourth day of the Rio Paralympics Sunday (local time).

2016-09-12 14:03

Rio Paralympics: Medal standings (as of Monday)

S. Korea ranks 13th on day four of Paralympics

South Korea was 13th on the medal list - with three golds, two silvers and five bronze - as day four of the Rio Paralympics closed Saturday (local time).

2016-09-11 17:02

Korean judoka wins gold medal

Migrant athletes stir debate

During the Rio Olympics, Chinese-born athletes representing different countries played against each other in table tennis. Of the 44 Chinese-born table tennis players at the Olympics, making up about a quarter of the total players, only six were Chinese national team members; the rest represented 21 other countries.

2016-09-11 15:57

S. Korean athletes return home from Rio Olympics

The main contingent of South Korean athletes to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics came home to a heroes' welcome Wednesday after 17 days of competition in Brazil.

2016-08-24 10:13

Taekwondo continues to evolve

Since taekwondo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the combat sport has fought to dispel some concerns that it may be too boring to watch.

2016-08-23 19:15

Athletes bid farewell to Rio Olympics

South America’s first-ever Summer Olympics wrapped up its 17-day run, Sunday, with a colorful closing ceremony lasting three hours at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2016-08-22 17:12

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Lunch with Navy sailors