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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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'Jump, flip and twist' (Photos)

Canada's Rosannagh MacLennan performs during the women's trampoline qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP Canada's Rosannagh MacLennan performs during the women's trampoline final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP Britain's Bryony Page performs during the women's trampoline final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP Belarus' Hanna Harchonak falls while performing during the women's trampoline final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP Britain's Bryony Page performs during the women's trampoline final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP Portugal's Ana Rente performs during the women's trampoline qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / AP China's He Wenna performs during the women's trampoline qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

Aug 13, 2016
'Jump, flip and twist' (Photos)
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Rio 2016: North Korea wins 1st gold in weightlifting

Gold medalist Rim Jong-sim of North Korea wipes tears as she listens to her national anthem during the awards ceremony for the women's 75kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / APWeightlifter Rim Jong-sim claimed North Korea's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Friday.Rim won the women's 75kg class with a total of 274kg -- with 121kg in snatch and 153kg in clean and jerk.Darya Naumava of Belarus was a distant second with 258kg total, followed by Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain with 257kg.In 2012, Rim won the Olympic gold in the 69kg class. She is only the second North Korean athlete, after freestyle wrestler Kim Il, to win two Olympic gold medals.Prior to Rim's victory, North Korea had won two silver and two bronze medals.Rim said she didn't feel any pressure to deliver the country's first gold medal in Rio."There was no stress. I just tried really hard," she said. "I was really overwhelmed with happiness that I won this gold medal so I can send this honor to my leader (Kim Jong-un)."North Korean athletes

Aug 13, 2016
Rio 2016: North Korea wins 1st gold in weightlifting
  • Rio 2016: Ku Bon-chan wins archery gold, extending Korea's winning streak
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Rio 2016: Ku Bon-chan wins archery gold, extending Korea's winning streak

Gold medal winner Ku Bon-chan of South Korea, center, celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Jean Charles Valladont, left, and bronze medalist Brady Ellison of the United States at the awards ceremony of the men's individual archery competition at the Sambadrome venue during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. / APSouth Korean archer Ku Bon-chan captured gold in the men's individual event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday.Ku defeated Jean-Charles Valladont of France 7-3 (30-28, 28-26, 29-29, 28-29, 27-26).Archers take three arrows in each set. A set victory is worth two points, and a draw is good for one point. The first to reach six points is the winner.Ku's victory gave South Korea gold medals in each of the four archery disciplines here -- men's and women's team and men's and women's individual.No country has ever swept up four archery titles at a single Olympics since the competition expanded to four events in 1988.Ku became the second double gold medalist for South Korea in Rio, after fellow archer Chang Hye-jin, who won her indivi

Aug 13, 2016
Rio 2016: Ku Bon-chan wins archery gold, extending Korea's winning streak
  • Rio 2016: Kim Jong-hyun wins silver in men's 50m rifle prone
  • Rio 2016: North Korea wins 1st gold in weightlifting
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Rio 2016: Kim Jong-hyun wins silver in men's 50m rifle prone

South Korean shooter Kim Jong-hyun won silver in the men's 50m rifle prone at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday.Kim scored 208.2 points in the final at the Olympic Shooting Centre, finishing second to Henri Junghaenel of Germany, who set a new Olympic record with 209.5 points.Kirill Grigoryan of Russia took the bronze medal with 187.3 points.This is South Korea's second shooting medal in Rio and also Kim's second carer Olympic medal. He also won silver in the 50m rifle three positions at the 2012 London Olympics.Kim shot to first place after the opening series, and stayed near the top all the way through. After the seventh series, Junghaenel was in the lead with 168.0 points, with Grigoryan (167.5) and Kim (166.6) trailing him.Junghaenel stayed at the top by reaching 188.4 points with his next two shots, and Kim pulled into a tie with Grigoryan at 187.3 points.The two got into a shoot-off to determine who would remain in the race for gold. Kim came through with a perfect 10.9, while Grigoryan could only manage a 9.7 to settle for third place.Junghaenel all but clinched the gold m

Aug 13, 2016
  • Rio 2016: Ku Bon-chan wins archery gold, extending Korea's winning streak
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S. Korea's sole boxer in Rio

South Korea’s Ham Sang-myeong, right, fights Venezuela’s Victor Rodriguez during a men’s bantamweight 56-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday. / AP-Yonhap 

Aug 12, 2016
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By twisting 'this,' North Korea can rank top in Rio medal standings

North Korea is placed first, according to Total Medals by GDP. / Captured from Medals Per CapitaBy Park Jae-hyukAs of Friday, North Korea ranks 37th at the Rio Olympics with two silver medals and two bronze. But it will readily jump to the top if the ranking system is overhauled to add “this” as a critical element: gross domestic product (GDP).Statistics-providing website “Medals Per Capita” actually did it and under its untested system North Korea outperforms the United States, China and other sports powerhouses to be top as of Friday.The system divides a country’s GDP by the total number of medals a country wins, regardless of color. The lower the outcome, the higher ranking.According to the website, the North’s “GDP per medal” is 5.5 as of Friday ― achieved by dividing its GDP of $22 billion by its four medals. The runner-up is Kyrgyzstan (5.92), followed by Georgia (7.18) and Mongolia (8.56). The U.S. ranks 45th with 431.26 and South Korea 20th with 101.48.Craig Nevill-Manning, who made the website and the system in New Zealand

Aug 12, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
By twisting 'this,' North Korea can rank top in Rio medal standings
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Chang Hye-jin captures archery gold

Chang Hye-jin celebrates on the podium at the awards ceremony of the women’s individual archery competition at the Sambadrome venue in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulThe invincible South Korean female archers garnered gold and bronze medals in the Rio Olympics’ women’s individual archery event, Thursday.At Rio’s Sambodromo archery venue, world No. 6 Chang Hye-jin, who advanced to the final after defeating her fellow archer and world No. 3 Ki Bo-bae in the semifinals, bagged gold after a four-set final against Lisa Unruh of Germany.With the gold, the 29-year-old Chang became the eighth South Korean archer to claim Olympic gold in the women’s individual event. The gold was also her second Olympic triumph. As captain of her team, the trio of Chang, Ki and world No. 1 Choi Mi-sun clinched gold in the women’s team competition, Sunday, extending their remarkable winning streak in the event to eight straight Olympics.In the women’s individual final, Chang beat the world No. 16 Unruh by the set score of 6-2 (27-26, 26-28, 27-26,

Aug 12, 2016
Chang Hye-jin captures archery gold
  • Rio 2016: Ki Bo-bae wins bronze in women's individual archery
  • Red is the lucky color for gold medalist Jin Jong-oh
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S. Korean equestrian quits Olympics

Kim Dong-seon / YonhapBy Choi Ha-youngKim Dong-seon, South Korea’s sole equestrian at the Rio Olympics, dropped out of the competition and returned to Seoul to attend on his grandmother’s funeral,  Wednesday.Kim is the son of South Korean conglomerate  Hanwha CEO Kim Seung-yeon and grandson of Kang Tae-young, the company founder’s wife, who died at 90, Thursday.The 27-year-old equestrian was ranked on 17th among 30 players on day one of the competition.Kim’s two older brothers, who were in Rio to cheer for Kim, are coming back to Seoul together. His two brothers are also working at the group’s high-ranking positions.Kang’s funeral is placed at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno, central Seoul. Her son Kim Seung-yeon is staying there, greeting guests.Before passing away, Kang used to support literacy communities and was involved in social contributions for elderly and disabled.Kim had  announced to retire from the sports after 2014 Incheon Asian Games to focus his work with Hanwha but resumed the sport in 2015. Kim won gold

Aug 12, 2016
S. Korean equestrian quits Olympics
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Red is the lucky color for gold medalist Jin Jong-oh

Jin Jong-oh / YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukSouth Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh was literally all in red when he became the world’s first shooter to win a third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 50 meter pistol competition at the Olympic Shooting Center in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday.The 36-year-old was wearing a red cap, a red wristwatch and red weightlifting shoes.Another red item that caught the fans’ attention was his red pistol.His red pistols used in the 10 meter and 50 meter events were custom made for Jin by the Switzerland-based gun manufacturer Morini.Inspired by Formula One driver Michael Schumacher’s race car, Jin’s guns are in fire red from the cartridge chamber to the muzzle, just like Schumacher’s car.“You will like red, if you get older. Just kidding,” said Jin at a press conference Thursday. “I chose the color to show my tough spirit.”Jin wore a black cap when he was placed in fifth in the men’s 10 meter pistol competition and achieved a come-from-behind victory in the men’s 50 meter pistol competition wear

Aug 12, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Red is the lucky color for gold medalist Jin Jong-oh
  • Chang Hye-jin captures archery gold
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Chicken, beer sales sluggish during Olympics

By Nam Hyun-wooThe South Korean Olympians are sending their passion and grit from Rio de Janeiro to their home, but the 2016 Games’ economic effect here is not as vital as the athletes are.According to fried chicken franchises, Friday, one of the sectors that enjoy the greatest benefits from the Olympics and other international sporting events, sales did not grow as much as they expected they would before the Rio Games began.The sales of BBQ Chicken have increased some 15 percent during last weekend from a week earlier. The number is slight compared to its sales increases during the 2012 Games, a 35 percent year-on-year hike, and during the 2010 World Cup, a whopping 90 percent hike.“Not only the Olympics but also the extraordinary heat wave these days affect sales,” an official at the company said.Other chicken franchises also posted plain increases. Last weekend, Goobne Chicken’s sales increased 5 to 10 percent from the previous week, Kyochon Chicken also saw 5 percent growth in its sales.Naturally, the stocks of raw chicken suppliers and companies selling b

Aug 12, 2016
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