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Koreas march together at Asian Games' opening ceremony

South and North Korea marched together at the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday, marking the second time in six months that the two were united behind one flag at an international sporting competition.South Korean female basketball player Lim Yung-hui and North Korean football player Ju Kyong-chol together carried the Korean Unification Flag -- a blue Korean Peninsula again a white background -- during the Parade of Athletes at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium.I

S. Korean prime minister leaves for Indonesia for Asian Games

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon left for Indonesia Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, setting the stage for a possible meeting with a senior North Korean official. (Yonhap)South and North Korea are set to march together behind the Korean Unification Flag at the opening ceremony in Jakarta later in the day.The rival Koreas are scheduled to field joint teams in three sports -- women's basketball, rowing and canoeing -- in a sign of warming relations. The two Koreas

Aug 18, 2018
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Co-host city of Palembang could be promised land for S. Korea

Palembang, a co-host city of the 2018 Asian Games along with Jakarta, could prove to be the promised land for South Korea, once the competition begins in earnest on Sunday.Located about 430 kilometers northwest of the Indonesia capital, Palembang will stage women's football, shooting, rowing, canoeing, bowling, tennis and soft tennis, among others. (EPA-Yonhap)While preliminary matches in football, basketball and handball have already been played prior to Saturday's opening ceremony due to sched

Aug 18, 2018
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Unified Korean team suffers 1st loss in women's basketball

The unified Korea women's basketball team suffered its first loss at the Asian Games on Friday, falling to Chinese Taipei 87-85 in overtime.Korea rallied from a 71-65 deficit with 3:22 remaining in the fourth quarter to force the extra session in Group X play at GBK Basketball Hall, thanks to Kim Han-byul's desperate putback with 6.2 ticks to go. Kim was fouled on the shot but failed to convert the ensuing free throw to complete the three-point play.Chinese Taipei made five of its first six fiel

Aug 17, 2018
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S. Korea officially checks into athletes' village in Jakarta

The South Korean delegation for the 18th Asian Games officially paraded into the athletes' village in Jakarta at a welcome event on Thursday. Led by chef de mission Kim Seong-jo, 20 South Korean athletes and officials attended the team welcome ceremony at the athletes' village in Kemayoran, central Jakarta, along with delegations from Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong and the Maldives. Greeted by Yuni Kartika, the mayor of the village, they also received a gift of appreciation at the event.So far, more th

Aug 16, 2018
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S. Korea handily beats Mongolia for 2nd straight men's hoops win

Defending champion South Korea breezed past Mongoalia 108-73 for its second straight victory in men's basketball at the Asian Games on Thursday.Ricardo Ratliffe, a U.S.-born player who acquired his South Korean citizenship in January this year, scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while only playing in the first half of the Group A game at GBK Basketball Hall. Forward Heo Il-young had 17 of his 20 points in the opening quarter alone while making six three-pointers. (Yonhap)South Korea improv

Aug 16, 2018
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Korea counting on huge medal haul in fencing, archery, taekwondo

South Korea has set out to capture 65 gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games starting this weekend in Indonesia, believing it would take at least that many to finish in second place in the medal race for the sixth consecutive competition.And the nation will turn its expectant eyes to three sports that should be the biggest gold mines: fencing, archery and taekwondo.South Korea has enjoyed unprecedented international success in fencing of late. At the world championships last month, South Korea fini

Aug 13, 2018
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Daughter of ex-Olympic gymnastics medalist ready to move out of father's shadow

JINCHEON -- For athletes, it's never easy being a child of a famous parent who accomplished great things in the same sport. Not everyone grows up to be Ken Griffey Jr. in Major League Baseball or Brett Hull in the National Hockey League. The pressure to live up to the family name can be daunting.Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong is dealing with such a burden at the tender age of 16. Her father, Yeo Hong-chul, won the 1996 Olympic silver medal in the men's vault. It remained Korea's best indi

Aug 9, 2018
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Korean taekwondo athletes vow to prove reputation at Asian Games

JINCHEON -- Korea aims to win nine gold medals in taekwondo at this year's Asian Games, hoping it can reaffirm its reputation as the birthplace of the martial art. Korea will send 18 taekwondo practitioners -- 10 for sparring, also known as "kyorugi," and eight for poomsae -- to the Asian Games in Indonesia. All taekwondo events will be held at JCC Plenary Hall in Jakarta from Aug. 19-23. (Yonhap)Taekwondo has been a traditional gold mine for Korea at multisport events like the Asian Games and

Aug 8, 2018
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Chung Hyeon withdraws from match vs. Djokovic in Canada

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has withdrawn from his match against reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, as his injury-plagued season continued in Canada.Chung pulled out of his scheduled first round showdown against Djokovic at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Tuesday (local time) with a back injury. (Yonhap)Chung, the top-ranked South Korean at No. 23, missed two months earlier this year with an ankle injury. At the Australian Open in January, Chung made a Cinderella run to the fina

Aug 8, 2018
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Football coach says diversifying scoring options key at Asian Games

　South Korea’s under-23 football coach Kim Hak-bum said Monday diversifying scoring options will be important for his team’s success at the upcoming Asian Games. 　South Korea's 20-man squad for the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games includes five forwards and two of them -- Son Heung-min and Hwang Ui-jo -- are overage players known as wild cards. The men’s football tournament at the Asian Games is open to players aged 23 or under, but teams can field three players who are over that age limit. Kim H

Aug 6, 2018
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Sabre fencer says men’s team perfectly suited for Asian Games gold

South Korea boasts the world’s No. 1-ranked men‘s sabre fencing team, one that its most senior member, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Jung-hwan, believes has the perfect balance of veteran savvy and youthful exuberance.　Kim and his team won the world title last month in China for South Korea’s second consecutive championship. Kim added an individual gold medal at the same event.　South Korea will be a heavy title favorite in the men‘s sabre team event at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakar

Aug 6, 2018
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Skillful midfielder eyes gold in her 1st Asian Games

South Korea women's national football team midfielder Lee Min-a said Monday she is eager to win gold at the upcoming Asian Games. 　Lee, who plays for Japan’s INAC Kobe Leonessa, is one of the 20 players who will compete in the women‘s football competition at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. It will be her first appearance at an Asiad since she started representing the country in 2012. South Korea women`s national football team midfielder Lee Min-a (Yonhap)　“It’s always an honor to

Aug 6, 2018
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Surprise Olympic fencing champion excited for Asian Games challenge

JINCHEON, North Chungcheong Province -- Having shocked the world with an Olympic gold medal two years ago, South Korean epee fencer Park Sang-young says he's excited for a fresh challenge at this month's Asian Games.At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, Park, then an unheralded fencer at age 21, rallied from a 14-10 deficit against Geza Imre of Hungary in the final, winning five straight points to capture the least expected of South Korea's nine gold medals.He has since gone through some u

Aug 6, 2018
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[Weekender] Extra information about surfing in Korea

Indoor surfing at Flow House SeoulIf traveling all the way to a beach does not fit your schedule, there is the option of indoor surfing at Flow House Seoul in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Practice balancing on a board at this establishment, which touts itself as a transplanted California beach. Training sessions are available at 350,000 won ($315) per hour for a group of eight to 11. For a group of four, an hour’s flow riding starts at 40,000 won per head without lesson. Flow House Seoul opens dai

Aug 3, 2018
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