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    Team Korea travel to site of Group A finale

    MONTERREY, Mexico — Korea arrived at the site of their final group stage match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in northeastern Mexico on Sunday. Korean players and their staff checked into their hotel in Monterrey, greeted by dozens of fans at the entrance. Fans yelled players' names as they entered the hotel, with captain Son Heung-min drawing the loudest cheers. The Taegeuk Warriors had been training near Guadalajara, south of Monterrey, for the past two-plus weeks, as they played their first two Group A matches there. Korea opened the competition with a 2-1 win over Czechia on June 11 but then lost to the home team Mexico 1-0 last Thursday. Mexico have already clinched the top spot in Group A with six points. Korea are in second place with three points, and they can join Mexico in the round of 32 with a win or a draw against South Africa at 7 p.m. Wednesday (local time) at Estadio Monterrey, or 10 a.m. Thursday (Korean time). Korea may also sneak into the knockouts as one of the eight best third-place teams, if they lose to South Africa, but Mexico defeat or have a draw against Czechia

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    Team Korea travel to site of Group A finale
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Rio 2016: S. Korea may lose to Japan in medal standings

Rio Olympic medal standings as of Monday. / Courtesy of Rio 2016 Olympics Official siteBy Park Jae-hyukSouth Korea may lose to Japan in the Olympics medal standings for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics.As of Monday, South Korea was 10th at the Rio Olympics with six gold medals, three silvers and five bronzes.Japan was eighth with seven golds, four silvers and 16 bronzes.South Korea topped Japan at the 1988 Seoul Olympics medal standings, for the first time.South Korea was fourth with 12 golds while Japan was 14th with four golds.South Korea triumphed over Japan in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Games, winning more golds than Japan.Losing to Japan at the 2004 Athens Olympics, South Korea soon topped Japan again in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.But the winning streak seems to be hitting a wall in Rio.Japan is aiming for seven to eight remaining golds in the women’s wrestling, taekwondo, gymnastics and badminton.South Korea is targeting only five remaining golds in taekwondo, wrestling, badminton and the women’s golf.The host country of the 2020 Tokyo Games

Aug 15, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Rio 2016: S. Korea may lose to Japan in medal standings
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Rio 2016: Bolt wins third Olympic gold in 100-meter

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, left, finishes first in the final 100-meter heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday with American Justin Gatlin in a close second, finishing in 9.81 seconds. Bolt won the gold and became the first sprinter to win three straight Olympic 100-meter titles. / AP-YonhapBy Ko Dong-hwanJamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the 100-meter title at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday with a speed of 9.81 seconds and clinched gold.Bolt, 30, became the first person to win three straight Olympic 100-meter titles. The victory also earned him his seventh Olympic gold.American Justin Gatlin finished second and Andre de Grasse of Canada won the bronze.Bolt came back from rehab due to a pulled left hamstring that kept him out of Jamaican national championships on June 30.  Bolt will attempt to win the men’s 200-meter on Tuesday and the relays on Friday as well.

Aug 15, 2016
Rio 2016: Bolt wins third Olympic gold in 100-meter
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Rio 2016: N. Korean weightlifter wins silver

North Korean weightlifter Kim Kuk-hyang won silver in the women’s +75-kg weight class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Sunday. / YonhapNorth Korean weightlifter Kim Kuk-hyang grabbed a silver medal in the women's +75 kilograms weight class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Kim lifted 131 kg to lead the field in snatch, and hoisted 175 kg in clean and jerk for 306 kg total. She finished 1 kg behind Meng Suping of China, who finished 1 kg behind Kim in snatch but lifted 177 kg in her final clean and jerk attempt for the gold.Sarah Elizabeth Robles was a distant third at 286 kg.Two South Koreans in the field finished well out of medal contention. Lee Hui-sol was fifth at 275 kg total (122 kg in snatch, 153 kg in clean and jerk) and Son Young-hee ended in sixth with 273 kg (118 kg in snatch and 155 kg in clean and jerk).North Korea has so far won six medals in Rio, four of them in weightlifting. (Yonhap)

Aug 15, 2016
Rio 2016: N. Korean weightlifter wins silver
  • Rio 2016: Wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo bags bronze for S. Korea
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Rio 2016: Wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo bags bronze for S. Korea

South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo lifts up Croatia’s Bozo Starcevic in the 75-kg bronze medal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Sunday. Kim beat Starcevic 6-4. / YonhapSouth Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo grabbed bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday, overcoming a judging controversy in his first round defeat.Kim, the 2012 Olympic champion in 66kg, beat Bozo Starcevic of Croatia 6-4 in the 75kg bronze medal match.Kim had lost to Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16, his first match of Sunday, by 7-5.Down 6-3 in the dying moments, Kim executed a move that he thought was worth four points. The referee instead gave him two points, and a South Korean challenge was rejected, which gave Vlasov an extra point for the victory.Kim's camp at first sought to appeal the ruling but decided against it after reviewing the match.Kim got to the repechage stage when Vlasov reached the gold medal match and by getting past Yang Bin of China to set up a meeting with Starcevic.Kim scored two points 1:11 into the first period, but Starcevic rallied to take

Aug 15, 2016
Rio 2016: Wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo bags bronze for S. Korea
  • Rio 2016: N. Korean weightlifter wins silver
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Ha's rough sailing

South Korea’s Ha Jee-min competes during the laser men race at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Marina da Gloria, Rio deJaneiro, Saturday. Ha was eliminated in a preliminary round by one net point. / AP-Yonhap

Aug 14, 2016
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Ku completes S. Korea's archery gold sweep

Gold medal winner Ku Bon-chan of South Korea, center, celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Jean Charles Valladont of France, left, and bronze medalist Brady Ellison of the United States at the awards ceremony of the men’s individual archery competition at the Sambodromo archery venue during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Friday. / AP-YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeul With Ku Bon-chan clinching the men’s individual gold medal on Friday, South Korea has completed an unprecedented sweep in archery during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.At Sambodromo archery venue in Rio, the 23-year-old Ku defeated Jean-Charles Valladont of France 7-3 (30-28, 28-26, 29-29, 28-29, 27-26) in the final.After taking easy wins in his first two rounds, Ku had gone through thorny path to the final as he needed five full sets to win each of the remaining four matches.The world No. 2 was able to reach the final after single-arrow tiebreakers both in the quarters and semis against Taylor Worth of Australia and Brady Ellison of the United States.Ku also had a stiff final duel with the Fre

Aug 14, 2016
Ku completes S. Korea's archery gold sweep
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Rio 2016: U.S. gymnast criticized for 'disrespect' during anthem

American gymnast Gabby Douglas, second from left, has been criticized for not putting her hand over her chest while the U.S. national anthem was played at the Rio Olympics. / Courtesy of YouTubeBy Hong Dam-youngAmerican gymnast Gabby Douglas is under fire for her seemingly “anti-national” attitude during the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s gold medal ceremony in Rio.During the ceremony at Rio Olympics Arena on Aug. 9, Douglas did not put her hand over her chest as she stood on the podium while the U.S. national anthem was being played.Her controversial posture went viral on social media, with people for and against her.Tweeters accused her of being intentionally disrespectful to the U.S. and called her behavior anti-American.But others pointed out that according to the U.S. flag code, it is not a law to place a hand on one’s chest.Douglas apologized on Twitter.“In response to a few tweets I saw tonight, I always stand at attention out of respect for our country whenever the national anthem is played,” she said.“I never meant any disrespe

Aug 14, 2016
Rio 2016: U.S. gymnast criticized for 'disrespect' during anthem
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Ryu's IOC bid critical for Korean sports

By Nam Hyun-wooNot only competitions but also the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission Elections is drawing keen attention in South Korea’s sports community during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which may end up with the country holding the 2018 Winter Games without an active IOC member.At the Rio Olympics, 23 candidates representing 14 different sports are running for four seats in the commission -- Moon Dae-sung, Claudia Bokel, Alexander Popov and Yumilka Ruiz Lauces will be finishing their terms.One of the candidates vying for the vacancies is Ryu Seung-min, 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist in men’s singles table tennis. In a domestic race last year, Ryu outpaced Beijing Games weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran, Rio Games shooting gold medalist Jin Jong-oh and Beijing Games fencing silver winner Nam Hyun-hee to earn the Korea Olympic Committee’s sole patronage. A total of 24 candidates were approved by the IOC Executive Board last December, but Italy’s sailor Alessandra Sensini has since withdrawn.Ryu, who currently coaches

Aug 14, 2016
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Rio 2016: Jogging Bolt faster than South Korean record

Usain Bolt / YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukJamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has proved his ability again, winning his 100-meter heat in 10.07 seconds, Sunday.At the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Bolt advanced to the semi-finals.Bolt made a sluggish start, lagging second from behind.“It wasn't the best start, it felt kind of sluggish,” he said.  “I'm not used to running this early in the morning in any championships.”However, the world-fastest man soon caught up and even glanced to his left to check  his competitors.Fans said Bolt was “jogging” before the final 25 meters.Although it was not his best time, Bolt’s time was faster than South Korea’s all-time best record of 10.16 seconds set by Kim Kuk-young.Kim, who participated in the 100-meter heats on Sunday, failed to make the semi-finals, recording 10.37 seconds to finish 51th out of 70.

Aug 14, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Rio 2016: Jogging Bolt faster than South Korean record
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Pirates' Kang Jung-ho rebounds with 12th homer

Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a one run home run against Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of their game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday. / AFP-YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukThe Pittsburgh Pirates’ third baseman Kang Jung-ho, 29, hit his 12th home run of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday. It was his first home run since June 25.At the Dodgers Stadium in California, Kang, who started as third baseman and fifth at bat, hit a solo home run against the 97-mile fast ball of the Dodgers’ reliever Pedro Baez in the top of the eighth with one out when his team was losing 3-8.Including the home run, Kang went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks.Kang was hit by a pitch in the top of the first and hit an RBI single in the top of the second with two outs, bases loaded. Walking in both the fourth and sixth, Kang hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.He has recorded 39 RBIs and 26 runs so far, improving his batting average to .237.However, Kang recorded two errors in the game.

Aug 14, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Pirates' Kang Jung-ho rebounds with 12th homer
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