Sports Briefs

Jung Dasomi named best archer of 2014

Jung Dasomi

South Korean archer Jung Dasomi was crowned the best archer of 2014 by the Korea Archery Association (KAA), Friday.

Jung won two gold medals in the women’s single and team competitions at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

KAA President Chung Eui-sun said Korean archers need to take on the role of “global sports diplomats” at an award ceremony.

“We need to provide the archers with programs that will help them become athletes, leaders or judges that have qualities required in the global age,” Chung said. “We must raise talented youngsters to become the best so that Korea’s archery can depend on them in the future.”

To help achieve this, the KAA has started providing athletes with English language lessons for the first time this year.

Chung Hyeon reaches quarterfinals of Hong Kong Challenger

Chung Hyeon

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong ATP Challenger, Thursday.

Beating Jonathan Eysseric from France 6-1, 6-1 in the men’s singles event, Chung will play Blaz Kavcic, the world ranked No. 102. Kavcic beat China’s Gong Mao-Xin 6-2, 6-4.

The 18-year old Korean was a junior finalist at Wimbledon 2013 and a men’s doubles gold medalist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Shin ranks top hockey goalie in Canadian league

Korean women’s national ice hockey player Shin So-jung, 25, is the number one goal keeper in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) league.

Shin has played a total of 859 minutes 29 seconds this season and only conceded 16 goals. She also carried her team to lead the division after 14 consecutive victories, putting her first place in the win percentage rankings.

Shin joined Saint Francis Xavier University last August. At the beginning of the season, she was suffering from a back injury, but recovered and later went on to block 40 shots out of 41 in a game against St Mary’s in a fantastic personal display. It was the most saves she has made in her career in Canada.

Shin’s team, Saint F. X. already won the title in the AUS regular season with only one loss and 20 wins. Their next goal is to win the division play-off and then go on to claim the CIS‘s Championship.

Hong advances to Australian Open Junior final

Korean teen tennis player Hong Seong-chan advanced to the Australian Open Junior men’s singles final after beating Australia’s Akira Santillan 2-0 (6-2, 7-6 (2)), on Friday.

Ranked 9th in the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) junior ranking, the 17-year-old tennis player also captured win at the Traralgon ITF Junior International in Australia last week.

Hong will compete with Russia’s Roman Safiullin, who placed 19th in the ITF junior ranking, in the final on Saturday.