First day for taekwondo, ping pong battle against China

Korea starts its taekwondo campaign Wednesday with Lee Dae-hoon in men's under-58-kilogram class. In Beijing, Korea swept up four gold medals in taekwondo, the traditional Korean martial art, and will try to duplicate the feat in London.

The men's table tennis team is up against the defending Olympic champion China in the final Wednesday.

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RankCountry GoldSilverBronze Total

1 China 34211873

2 U.S. 30192170

3 Britain22131348

4 S. Korea125623

5 Russia10182048

6 France 891128

7 Italy 76417

8 Germany614727

9 Kazakhstan 601 7

10 Netherlands53614

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The following is the list of events for Korean athletes on Wednesday. All times are local.

-Athletics (Olympic Stadium)

Men's pole vault, qualification (10 a.m.)

Men's javelin throw (7:05 p.m.)

-Hockey (Riverbank Arena-Main Pitch)

Women's Classification 7-8 match, vs. Germany

-Table Tennis (ExCeL-North Arena 1)

Men's team, final vs. China (3:30 p.m.)

-Taekwondo (ExCeL-South Arena 1, Taekwondo Court)

Men's -58㎏ (11:15 a.m.)

-Wrestling (ExCeL-North Arena 2)

Women's freestyle, 48㎏ (1 p.m.)(LONDON=Yonhap)