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Men's football team takes on Brazil in semis in Manchester

By KH디지털뉴스부공용

Published : Aug. 7, 2012 - 08:38

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(London Olympic Joint Press Corps) (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)

LONDON -- The men's football team, after upsetting Britain in the quarters, will take on Brazil in the semifinals at Old Trafford, home of the Premier League giant Manchester United. This is the first Olympic semifinal appearance for South Korea, which is seeking its first-ever Olympic football medal.

The women's handball team faces Russia in the quarters, while the women's volleyball squad is up against Italy in the quarters.

Weightlifter Jeon Sang-guen, competing in the men's heaviest class at over-105 kilograms, will seek South Korea's first weightlifting medal in London.

The following is the list of events for South Korean athletes on Tuesday. All times are local.

(Yonhap News)

-Athletics (Olympic Stadium)
Men's triple jump (10:45 a.m.)

-Cycling (Velodrome)
Women's omnium, 3㎞ individual pursuit, 10㎞ scratch race, 500m time
trial (10:15 a.m.)
Women's sprint, semifinals, finals (4 p.m.)

-Football (Old Trafford)
Men's semifinal vs. Brazil (7:45 p.m.)

-Gymnastics (North Greenwich Arena 1, NGA Artistic)
Men's artistic, parallel bars (2 p.m.)
Women's artistic, beam (2:50 p.m.)
Men's artistic, horizontal bar (3:35 p.m.)
Women's artistic, floor exercise (4:20 p.m.)

-Handball (Handball Arena)
Women's quarterfinal vs. Russia (5 p.m.)

-Hockey (Hockey Centre)
Men's preliminary vs. the Netherlands (10:45 a.m.)

-Sailing (Weymouth and Portland)
Men's 470, races 9-10 (12 p.m.)
Men's RS-X, final (1 p.m.)

-Synchronized Swimming (Aquatics Centre)
Duets final (3 p.m.)

-Table Tennis (ExCeL-North Arena 1)
Women's team, third-place match vs. Singapore (11 a.m.)

-Triathlon (Hyde Park, HYD Triathlon)
Men's individual, final (11:30 a.m.)

-Volleyball (Earls Court)
Women's quarterfinal vs. Italy (9 p.m.)

-Weightlifting (ExCeL-South Arena 3)
Men's +105㎏ (3:30 p.m.)

-Wrestling (ExCeL-North Arena 2)
Men's Greco-Roman, 66㎏ (1 p.m.)