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Rio 2016: Dutch athlete kicked out for drinking

The Netherlands’ “Lord of the Rings,” Yuri van Gelder, has been sent home from the Olympics for drinking on Saturday night after earning a spot in the still rings final.

2016-08-11 17:02

Fencer's 'I can do it' spirit inspires young South Koreans

South Korean fencer Park Sang-young staged a dramatic victory in winning the country’s first-ever gold medal in the men’s individual epee at the Rio Olympics, Tuesday.

2016-08-11 16:59

Shooter Jin wins record 3rd straight gold

Korean swimming sinks into dark ages

South Korea has failed to send a single countryman to the Rio Olympics finals, sinking back to its dark ages.

2016-08-11 16:40

Shooter Jin wins record 3rd straight gold

'Special Kwon' shoots Korea into last eight

South Korea not only progressed to the quarterfinal of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday but the 1-0 win over Mexico in Salvador, courtesy of a spectacular strike from Kwon Chang-hoon, meant that the team won its group.

2016-08-11 16:39

Shooter Jin wins record 3rd straight gold

Rio 2016: NK shooter fires up on unification of two Koreas

North Korean shooter Kim Song-guk mentioned unification of the two Koreas after he won the bronze medal in the men’s 50 meter pistol at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Wednesday.

2016-08-11 16:34

N. Korea's No. 2 man leaves Rio

North Korea's No. 2 man has left Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 31st Summer Olympic Games, after meeting with officials and cheering on North Korean athletes.

2016-08-11 15:32

Visiting Rio, N. Korea's No. 2 man indifferent to Olympics

'Stab at the speed of light' (Photos)

Nothing is more important than speed in fencing, so much so that one second is long enough to score, turning leader into follower, and vice versa. At the London Olympics four years ago, South Korean epee fencer Shin A-lam had a tearful come-from-behind defeat at the hands of Germany’s Britta Heidemann in the semifinals by allowing a critical score just a second before the fin...

2016-08-11 13:14

Rio 2016: S. Korean Kim Jung-hwan wins fencing bronze

South Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan captured bronze in the men's individual sabre at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday.

2016-08-11 10:41

'Stab at the speed of light' (Photos)

Rio 2016: Veteran foil fencer 'relieved' to get last Olympics out of way

South Korean foil fencer Nam Hyun-hee said she felt "zero pressure" to deliver a medal when she arrived in Rio de Janeiro for her fourth Summer Olympics.

2016-08-11 10:38

'Stab at the speed of light' (Photos)

Rio 2016: S. Korean Kim Jung-hwan wins fencing bronze

South Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan captured bronze in the men's individual sabre at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday.

2016-08-11 10:18

Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol

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