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The Korean men’s sabre fencing team achieved the feat of winning their third consecutive Asian Games team title despite a lopsided Chinese fan support. The team of Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall), Koo Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan (Korea Sports Promotion Organization) and Kim Jun-ho (Hwaseong City Hall) defeated China 45-33 in the team final of…
South Korean men’s gymnastics veteran Kim Han-sol (27-Seoul City Hall) won his second straight Asian Games floor exercise title. Kim won gold with a score of 14.900 in the floor exercise final at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Huanglong Sports Center Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Monday. The silver and bronze medals went…
The Kia Tigers, who have been successfully transfusing young blood through the rookie draft in recent years, have landed another big-time prospect. This is Cho Dae-hyun, a pitcher from Gangneung High School who boasts a strong physique and powerful delivery. Reporter Kim Jae-hyun went to meet him. Reporter]An overwhelming fastball with a top speed of…
“We will definitely win the gold medal.” That’s what Ryu Joong-il, head coach of the South Korean baseball team at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, said before the team’s final training session at the Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday. Despite the age restriction, Ryu is confident of leading the KBO League players to the Asian…
70-80% chance of leaving Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid. There is a strong feeling that this season will be the last for the partnership of Kylian Mbappe and Lee Kang-in. Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish Primera Liga, said, “I’m not sure if Mbappe will move to Real, but it’s destiny. I think there’s a…
Ha Yun-ki (24, 204 cm) did not play against Indonesia due to a minor ankle injury. The men’s basketball Group D preliminary round match between South Korea and Indonesia at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at Jinggang Gymnasium of Zhejiang University on June 26. South Korea dominated the entire game against Indonesia, winning by 40…
Kim Ha-yoon (23, Ansan City Hall) made Korean judo proud. She averted a first-ever no-gold at the Asian Games. Kim Ha-yoon halved China’s Xu Shiyan in the women’s 78kg+ final of the judo competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Saturday afternoon at the Linfu Gymnasium in Shaoshan. Kim, who had previously won the…
Juventus has reached out to Son Heung-min’s bench-mate. “Juventus have set Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as a key target for the January transfer window,” Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reported on Monday (Jan. 26). Hojbjerg joined Tottenham from Southampton in 2020. With extensive experience at Schalke and Bayern Munich, he was considered a quality signing. The signing…
“The fans who greeted me at the airport made me realize that there is a lot of interest in the Asian Games, and I took pictures with many athletes and signed autographs.” Esports “superstar” Lee “Faker” Sang-hyuk seemed to feel the heat of China’s eSports enthusiasm when we met at the Esports Center in Hangzhou,…
The firefighter Samsung chose for the crisis was “Living Legend” Yeom Ki-hoon, 40, a playing coach. Suwon, the “lowest-ranked” player, pulled out the knife. The team has decided to part ways with coach Kim Byung-soo. “Suwon has decided to part ways with coach Kim Byung-soo,” an official familiar with the K League’s affairs told Sports…