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    Korea can win Group A with win over Mexico, help from others

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Korea can become the first team to win their group at this year's FIFA World Cup by beating Mexico this week and getting some help from other teams. Korea and Mexico will go into their Group A showdown Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, knotted at three points each. Mexico, who beat South Africa 2-0 last week, currently occupy the top spot thanks to their superior goal difference, with Korea in second place after defeating Czechia 2-1 to begin their campaign. For Korea, a combination of their win and a win or a draw by Czechia against South Africa on Thursday will secure them the top seed in Group A, regardless of the outcome from Korea's final group stage match against South Africa next week. In this scenario, Korea will improve to six points and Mexico will remain at three points. Czechia will either grab three points or one point. Even if Korea and Mexico both finish with six points at the conclusion of the group stage, Korea will hold the tiebreak edge over Mexico by virtue of their victory in Thursday's meeting. The head-to-head record be

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PyeongChang briefs on event preparations to media in Rio

Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and ParalympicGames (POCOG), speaks at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday (local time). / Courtesy of POCOGBy Choi Ha-young Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG), met journalists in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday (local time), announcing PyeongChang’s smooth preparations for the winter event.“We are organizing the Olympics based on the economy, peace, culture, environment and cutting-edge information technology,” Lee said at a press conference.Lee said that PyeongChang “has much to learn” from Rio. POCOG dispatched about 100 observers to Rio to see and experience event management there. “We came here to learn what we should and should not do,” Lee said.During the presentation, Lee outlined ongoing preparations for the Winter Games, including progress on construction, test events and volunteer recruitment.Last February, international ski and snowboard competit

Aug 5, 2016
PyeongChang briefs on event preparations to media in Rio
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Fine finish gives S. Korea perfect start

Son Heung-min, center, celebrates after scoring during a group C match of the men’s Olympic football tournament between Fiji and South Korea at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, Brazil, Friday (KST). Korea won 8-0.  / AP-YonhapBy John DuerdenSouth Korea’s opening game of the 2016 Rio Olympics went as well as coach Shin Tae-yong could have hoped. The Taegeuk Warriors thrashed Fiji 8-0 in Salvador, Thursday (local time), and rested star players Son Heung-min and Suk Hyun-jun for much of the match.Both came off the bench to score late in the game to add to the two goals that Kwon Chang-hoon managed and the hat trick from Ryu Seung-woo.It sets Korea up perfectly for the tougher tests to come: Germany and Mexico, as the team strives to finish in the top two in the group and progress to the last eight.All goals except one came in the second half. It was threatening to become a frustrating day for the Korean team, with Fiji defending deep.The star for the islanders was goalkeeper Simone Tamanisau, who kept out several first-half attempts. Korea started a little nervously, k

Aug 5, 2016
Fine finish gives S. Korea perfect start
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S. Korea in volleyball opener against foe Japan

South Korean volleyball player Kim Yeon-koung trains during her team’s training session in Rio, July 30. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeul With the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics officially kicking off Saturday (KST), one of the most highlight-worthy matches of day 1 for South Korea includes a women’s volleyball match against archrival Japan.World No. 9 South Korea will play world No. 5 Japan on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. at Maracanazinho Arena in Rio. The South Korean team, which has not won a women’s volleyball medal since a bronze at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, has been paired with Russia (world No. 4), Japan, Argentina (No. 12), Cameroon (No. 28) and host Brazil (No. 2) in Group A.South Korea has been thirsting for revenge after losing to Japan in straight sets in the bronze medal match at the 2012 London Olympics. At that time, South Korea’s Kim Yeon-koung, 28, fought fiercely, scoring 22 points, but the rest of the team was silenced by the strong Japanese attackers with high spiking efficiency.In Rio, South Korea has set the Olympic podium as its goal and to pl

Aug 5, 2016
S. Korea in volleyball opener against foe Japan
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Korean athletes in Rio enjoy customized Korean food

A cook prepares “galbi” (Korean barbeque) at the Korea House in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday (local time), The Korea House provides South Korean athletes with Korean meals. / YonhapBy Choi Ha-youngSouth Korean athletes participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics are enjoying “kimchi jjigae” or kimchi stew, and “galbi” or Korean-style barbeque, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil thanks to the Korea House operating near the official Olympic village.Nineteen staff members there make Korean food and the Korean Olympic Committee delivers lunch boxes door-to-door to the athletes.The first batch of food reserves arrived in Rio in April, months ahead of the beginning of the international multi-sport event. “We shipped 500 kilograms of beef, 150 to 300 kilograms of various kimchi and 1,000 kilograms of rice to the location,” Shin Seung-cheol, chief of the food support team, is quoted saying.The Korea House sources meat including chicken, beef and pork from local markets and the Korean community in Sao Paulo also provides vegetables and additi

Aug 5, 2016
Korean athletes in Rio enjoy customized Korean food
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Park Tae-hwan seeks redemption in Rio

South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan stretches as he arrives at the training pool of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday. / AP-YonhapBy Park Jae-hyukSouth Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will swim in the men’s 400 meter freestyle heat at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro at 01:48 a.m. Sunday (KST).In his fourth and probably last Olympics, the 26-year-old will compete in three more freestyle events including the 200 meter (Monday), the 100 meter (Wednesday) and the 1,500 meter (Aug. 13).The men’s 400 meter freestyle is the event in which Park won consecutive medals in previous Summer Games. The first Asian swimmer to win gold in the 2008 Beijing Games added silver in London in 2012.However, Park’s bid to stand on the Olympic podium will be tough as he placed only sixth in the world with 3 minutes and 44.26 seconds, which he posted in his country’s Olympic trials in April. His time is nearly three seconds behind the leader, Mack Horton of Australia.The Australian rookie is the top ranker of this season with 3:41.65, followed by Chin

Aug 5, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
Park Tae-hwan seeks redemption in Rio
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리우 올림픽 개막식에 강도 장면 포함돼

/트위터 2016 리우 브라질 올림픽이 시작도 전에 다시 한 번 논란에 휩싸였다.세계적인 톱스타 모델 지젤 번천(36)이 강도를 당하는 모습을 연출한 영상이 개막식에 포함되는 게 알려지면서 많은 현지 주민들이 이게 과연 적절한지에 대해 불만을 표출하고 있다고 한다.문제의 영상은 번천이 강도를 당한 후 체포된 범인을 처벌하지 않고 용서한다는 내용이다.현지 언론사와 주민들은 이 같은 영상이 곧 리우가 범죄의 도시임을 인정하는 것이 아니냐며 비난하고 있다.개막식을 담당하는 페르난두 메이렐리스 감독은 이 같은 비난을 근거 없는 말들이라며 개막식을 망치고 싶어 하는 바보 같은 상상이라고 반박하였다.디지털뉴스부@ 

Aug 5, 2016
리우 올림픽 개막식에 강도 장면 포함돼
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S. Korea pounds Fiji 8-0 in Olympic football tournament

South Korean midfielder Moon Chang-jin kicks a penalty shot in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic football tournament against Fiji in Group C action at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, Thursday. South Korea won 8-0. / YonhapSouth Korea pounded Fiji 8-0 for a rousing start to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic football tournament on Thursday.Midfielder Ryu Seung-woo picked up a hat trick, while midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon and forward Suk Hyun-jun each grabbed a brace in Group C action at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, some 1,600 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro. Seven of the eight goals came in the second half.South Korea will next face Germany on Sunday at the same venue, before traveling to Brasilia, some 1,200 kilometers northwest of Rio, to play Mexico next Wednesday. Germany and Mexico ended in a 2-2 draw earlier Thursday.The top two teams from each of the four groups will reach the quarterfinals.South Korea are in their eighth consecutive Olympics and are gunning for their second straight medal, after earning bronze in London four years ago.Fiji entered the match as the heavy underdogs and looked

Aug 5, 2016
S. Korea pounds Fiji 8-0 in Olympic football tournament
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Baseball will return to Olympics

South Korean baseball players parade with their national flags after defeating Cuba 3-2 in the gold medal match of the 2008 Summer Olympics at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing in this Aug. 23, 2008 file photo. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that baseball and softball would return for the Tokyo Games, to be joined by sport climbing, surfing, karate and skateboarding.  / YonhapSport’s return lets Koreans dream of 1 more gold in 2020  By Nam Hyun-woo Men’s baseball and women’s softball will return to the Olympics in 2020, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, giving a chance for powerhouse South Korea to add an additional medal at the Tokyo Games.Also at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro, members approved the addition of four other sports ― karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing ― into the 2020 program with unanimous consent, adding the approval will affect the Tokyo Games only. Following the 2020 Games, host cities can propose adding new sports for their editi

Aug 4, 2016
Baseball will return to Olympics
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S. Korean football coach not underrating Fiji

By Park Jae-hyuk South Korea’s first match against Fiji at the Rio Olympics will not be easy, coach Shin Tae-yong said Wednesday.“Fiji may not be good on techniques, but physically they’re a tough team,” Shin told reporters during a press conference before the start of men’s Group C football matches.South Korea will play Fiji (on Friday, KST), Germany (Aug. 8) and Mexico (Aug. 11). The country, which won a bronze medal four years ago, has set the same goal ― to get on the Olympic podium again.Shin assumed Fiji will play a defensive game from the start, sitting back and crowding the box. "I don't know how Fiji will come out, but I want our players to perform without any psychological burden," he said.While saying his team should avoid injuries, Shin said key player Son Heung-min will play from the first match.“I initially planned to rest him for the first match, but I'll play him at least for a few minutes in the second half so that he can mesh with the rest of the team,” Shin said. Due to club commitments, the Tottenham Hotspur wing

Aug 4, 2016By Park Jae-hyuk
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Lee vows successful Winter Games at IOC meeting

Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and ParalympicGames (POCOG) speaks during the International Olympic Committee’s 129th session in Rio, Wednesday (local time). / Courtesy of POCOGBy Choi Ha-young Lee Hee-beom, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) assured that preparations for South Korea’s first Winter Games was perfect in front of the international sports community, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday (local time).During the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) 129th session, Lee expressed his gratitude to the IOC for supporting successful test events at the beginning of the year. “We received wonderful compliments from the IOC and International Ski Federation. The athletes were also pleased with the events and expressed their satisfaction on their social media accounts,” Lee said.Last February, PyeongChang held international ski and snowboard competitions in Jeongseon and Bokwang, PyeongChang’s neighboring cities, to build

Aug 4, 2016
Lee vows successful Winter Games at IOC meeting
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  • Lee vows successful Winter Games at IOC meeting
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