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    Sports analytics firm gives Korea 90% chance of reaching World Cup knockouts

    GUADALAJARA, Mexico — With one match remaining in the group stage at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Korea have more than a 90 percent chance of reaching the next knockout phase, a sports analytics firm said Saturday. According to Opta Analyst, South Korea have a 91.08 percent chance to advance to the round of 32. In Group A, South Korea sit in second place with three points, after a 2-1 win over Czechia and a 1-0 loss to Mexico. With six points, Mexico have already clinched the top spot in Group A and thus a place in the round of 32. Czechia and South Africa each have one point, with Czechia occupying third place thanks to their superior goal difference. South Korea will close out group play against South Africa at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Estadio Monterrey, or 10 a.m. Thursday (South Korean time). South Korea control their own destiny, as they will seal the runner-up spot with at least a draw against South Africa. With a record 48 nations in action, the top two teams from each of the 12 groups will automatically qualify for the knockout phase. They will be joined by the eight best third

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    Sports analytics firm gives Korea 90% chance of reaching World Cup knockouts
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    N. Korea skips reports on World Cup matches involving S. Korea, US, Japan

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    N. Korea skips reports on World Cup matches involving S. Korea, US, Japan
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    With World Cup in Guadalajara, families of Mexico's disappeared turn loved ones into soccer stickers

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    With World Cup in Guadalajara, families of Mexico's disappeared turn loved ones into soccer stickers
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    Midfielder blames S. Korean loss on bad luck

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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.She is 34 years old, only three years removed from a childbirth that cost her some valuable training time, and with younger teammates coming off Olympic medals and other international titles, Nam felt all the eyes would be on them instead.That explains her sense of relief following a second-round loss at the individual event on Wednesday."I am just happy to have come to the Olympics at all," Nam said after losing to Shiho Nishioka of Japan 15-12 at Carioca Arena 3. "I am relieved. I didn't think anyone would put any pressure on me, and that's why I took on this challenge."Nam led the match 6-2 early on, before the Japanese started cutting into the lead. Soon, it was 14-8 for Nishioka with the clock ticking down.Nam, who said she had virtually her whole body taped because of lingering pains, said she wasn't really herself after the opening three minutes."My body started feeling really heavy, and I was exhausted," Nam said. "And when I

Aug 11, 2016
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Rio 2016: S. Korean Kim Jung-hwan wins fencing bronze

South Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan won bronze in the men’s individual sabre at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, defeating Iran’s Mojtaba Abedini 15-8. / YonhapSouth Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan captured bronze in the men's individual sabre at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday.Kim defeated Mojtaba Abedini of Iran 15-8 in the bronze medal bout at Caroica Arena 3. Kim had gone 4-1 against Abedini in five previous meetings.The victory was also a measure of revenge for the South Korean team, as Abedini had knocked off South Korean Gu Bon-gil in the round of 16 earlier Wednesday.Kim's medal was South Korea's second in fencing in Rio. On Tuesday, Park Sang-young won gold in the men's individual epee.Kim is the first South Korean man to win an individual sabre medal. He was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2012 London Games.Kim charged out to a 6-0 lead to set the tone early, and built an 11-3 lead. The Iranian got to 13-8 late but Kim closed him out with two straight points.Earlier Wednesday, Kim lost to Aron Szilagyi of Hungary 15-12 in the semifinals.Sz

Aug 11, 2016
Rio 2016: S. Korean Kim Jung-hwan wins fencing bronze
  • Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
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Rio 2016: S. Korean Gwak Dong-han wins bronze in men's judo

South Korean judoka Gwak Dong-han defeated Marcus Nyman of Sweden in the men’s 90kg, winning the bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Wednesday. / YonhapSouth Korean judoka Gwak Dong-hwan took the bronze medal in the men's -90kg at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Wednesday.Gwak defeated Marcus Nyman of Sweden in the bronze medal contest at Carioca Arena 2, earning South Korea's third medal in judo here.Earlier, Gwak lost to Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia in the semifinals to fall to the third-place match.Gwak, world No. 1 in his weight class, defeated Thomas Bricento of Chile in the round of 32. He then took down Popole Misenga, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo competing for the Refugee Olympic Team.Gwak got past Mammadali Mehdiyev of Azerbaijan in the quarterfinals, but ran into Liparteliani in the semis, where he went down by an ippon.With the bronze medal on the line, Gwak took down Nyman with a shoulder throw 2:30 into the contest, scoring an ippon victory.Gwak said the bronze wasn't the prize he'd been seeking in Rio."I trained hard to win the gold medal, a

Aug 11, 2016
Rio 2016: S. Korean Gwak Dong-han wins bronze in men's judo
  • Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
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Rio 2016: S. Korean footballers beat Mexico 1-0, reach quarterfinals

South Korean midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon scores the winning goal in the 77th minute against Mexico on Wednesday, sending South Korea to men’s football quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. / YonhapSouth Korea reached the men's football quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Mexico on Wednesday.Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon scored the winner in the 77th minute at Mane Garrincha Stadium in the Brazilian capital, sending South Korea to the knockout stage for the second straight Olympics.South Korea captured bronze at the 2012 London Games, the country's only medal in Olympic football.Needing only a draw to advance to the quarters, South Korea won Group C with seven points on two wins and a draw, and will take on Honduras, the Group D runners-up, in the quarterfinals in Belo Horizonte at 7 p.m. Saturday.South Korea and Honduras played to a 2-2 in a friendly match in South Korea on June 4.Mexico dominated the ball early on, and they had their way around the South Korean defense with some physical play.Marco Bueno took a shot from the center of the b

Aug 11, 2016
Rio 2016: S. Korean footballers beat Mexico 1-0, reach quarterfinals
  • Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
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S. Korea cements 'gold legacy' in men's pistol

With an impressive rally to take the 50m pistol gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Wednesday, South Korean marksman Jin Jong-oh added another chapter to his growing legacy.Jin scored an Olympic record 193.7 points in the taut final to beat Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam by 2.4 points.The victory was historic on many levels. It made Jin the first shooter, male or female, to win a single event at three Olympics in a row. He's also the first South Korean athlete to win a gold at three consecutive Olympics, winter or summer.Jin has won four gold and two silver medals, which tie him with former archer Kim Soo-nyung for most Olympic medals by a South Korean. Jin and Kim are also tied for the lead with four gold medals.Jin almost never even got to the position to contend for gold on Wednesday, because he reached the brink of elimination after 10 shots.Following the eighth shot, the shooter with the lowest aggregate score is eliminated, and further elimination is determined every two shots until two shooters remain. Jin ranked sixth through 10 shots, and if not for Vladimir Gontcharov's c

Aug 11, 2016
  • Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
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Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol

South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh captured gold in the men's 50m pistol at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Wednesday.Jin scored an Olympic record 193.7 points in the final at Olympic Shooting Centre, rallying to defeat Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam by 2.4 points.Jin became the first shooter, male or female, to win a single event in three consecutive Olympics.It was South Korea's fourth gold medal in Rio, and first medal of any kind in shooting. Jin had finished fifth in the 10m air pistol last Saturday, with Hoang taking the gold medal.Kim Song-guk of North Korea finished third in the 50m pistol with 172.8 points. Han Seung-woo of South Korea ended in fourth with 151.0 points.Jin led all shooters in qualification with 567 points, but with the top eight qualifiers starting from zero in the final, Jin was stuck in the middle of the pack early on and was almost eliminated midway through.Hoang and Kim set the pace early, with Kim hitting the perfect 10.9 with his fifth shot and taking the lead with 60.3 points after six shots.Kim remained at the top through eight shots with 78.4 points, with Jin

Aug 11, 2016
Rio 2016: Jin Jong-oh wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
  • S. Korea cements 'gold legacy' in men's pistol
  • Rio 2016: S. Korean footballers beat Mexico 1-0, reach quarterfinals
  • Rio 2016: S. Korean Gwak Dong-han wins bronze in men's judo
  • Rio 2016: S. Korean Kim Jung-hwan wins fencing bronze
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Rio 2016: Superstar Phelps wins 21st Olympic gold medal

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps / YonhapBy Lee Han-sooU.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his 21st Olympic gold medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Tuesday night.Phelps swam last for his team, following Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte. The time was 7 minutes, 00.66 seconds. The silver medal went to Britain and the bronze to Japan.It was Phelps’ third gold medal at the Rio Olympics, following gold in the 200m butterfly the same night and Monday’s 4x100m relay.

Aug 10, 2016
Rio 2016: Superstar Phelps wins 21st Olympic gold medal
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Rio 2016: N. Korea adds second silver in weightlifting

North Korean weightlifter Choe Hyo-sim lifts a barbell during the women's under-63kg weightlifting competition at the Riocentro-Pavilion 2 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 9, 2016. Choe won silver with a total of 248kg and earned North Korea's second medal at the Rio Games. / YonhapBy Hong Dam-youngNorth Korea earned its second medal at the Rio Olympics, Tuesday.Weightlifter Choe Hyo-shim won silver in the women’s 63kg weight class, setting a record with 105kg in the snatch and 143kg in the clean and jerk for a total 248kg.Weightlifter Om Yun-chul won North Korea’s first medal ― also silver ― on Sunday. He hoisted 134kg in the snatch and 169kg in the clean and jerk in the 56kg class.Choe was third in the snatch but was able to move up to second in the clean and jerk, her specialty.Choe said she was unhappy with the result and will try harder to win gold next time, according to the AP news agency.“I could have tried much harder,” Choe said.China’s Deng Wei took gold with a record 115kg in the snatch and 147kg in the clean and jerk, breaking the previous world re

Aug 10, 2016
Rio 2016: N. Korea adds second silver in weightlifting
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Rio 2016: Svitolina in upset win over Serena Williams

Serena Williams, of the U.S., during her loss to Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday. /AP-YonhapBy Choi Ha-youngAmerican tennis star Serena Williams’ Olympic dream was shattered after she lost 0-2 to Elina Svitolina from Ukraine in the women’s singles round of 16.“Obviously I’m disappointed,” Williams said after her knockout. Svitolina said her victory was something even she did not expect. Rio is her first Olympics. “It was just an unreal feeling, just a relief for me because I didn’t expect even in that moment that I could win,” Svitolina said. Williams, who will leave Rio empty-handed, has won gold at three consecutive Olympics ― Sydney (2000), Beijing (2008) and London (2012). This is the third unexpected result for tennis fans, following consecutive losses by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina defeated Djokovic in the opening round of the singles, Monday, and he lost to Brazilians in the first round of the doubles on Tuesday, with the score 0-2.

Aug 10, 2016
Rio 2016: Svitolina in upset win over Serena Williams
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Rio 2016: French fencer foiled as he drops phone during bout

French fencer Enzo Lefort’s mobile phone falls out of his pocket. / Courtesy of YouTubeBy Park Jae-hyukSpectators at the Carioca Arena 3 could hardly believe it when a mobile phone fell out of a French fencer’s back pocket during the men’s individual foil round 32 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Sunday. Enzo Lefort, 24,  started his bout against German Peter Joppich, 33, with a black mobile phone-like device in his back left pocket.As Joppich made a move, Lefort quickly avoided the attack, causing the device to pop out and slide across the floor.Lefort quickly picked up the phone and handed it to a man. But he lost his pace after the embarrassing moment and finally lost the match.Lefort won a gold medal in the men’s team foil at the 2014 Kazan World Championships.

Aug 10, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Rio 2016: French fencer foiled as he drops phone during bout
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