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Hwang Sun-woo of Korea reacts after competing in the men's 200-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 29, 2025. [AP/YONHAP]

Korea's elite swimmers eye more medals, records at Asian Games

Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, the two alpha dogs of Korean swimming, said Thursday they will chase multiple medals and records at this year's Asian Games.

2026.6.4

Figure skating twins Kim Yu-jae and Kim Yu-seong pose during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on May 13. [WOO SANG-JO]

Two is very good company for Korea's up-and-coming twin figure skaters

Born together, training together, competing against each other — Korean figure skating twins Kim Yu-seong and Kim Yu-jae are turning synchronized lives into synchronized success on the ice.

2026.6.2

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Wang Seo-yoon, a 14-year-old sprinter, second from right, crosses the finish line during the girls’ middle school race at the 55th National Junior Sports Festival at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on May 24. [KOREA ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATION]

Fourteen-year-old sprinter phenom breaks 200-meter record, sets sights on more

Wang Seo-yoon, a 14-year-old sprinter, broke the national middle school girls’ record in the 200 meters on Sunday.

2026.5.25

Two players demonstrate a virtual taekwondo match in an undated photo. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

No pain, same gain: Asian Games athletes may soon be able to medal in virtual taekwondo

Virtual taekwondo is likely to be added as an official discipline to the upcoming Asian Games, a Japanese media outlet reported Thursday. The official announcement is expected to be made after a board meeting in mid-June.

2026.5.21

Joel Jin Nwamadi crosses the finish line first in the men’s 100-meter final at the 80th National Athletics Championships at Jeongseon Sports Complex in Gangwon on May 12. [KOREA ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS]

Joel Jin Nwamadi runs personal best in 200 meters, eyes national record at championships

Korean sprinting sensation Joel Jin Nwamadi inched closer to setting a national record by running a personal best time in the men's 200-meter race at the National Athletics Championships on Wednesday.

2026.5.13

Bowler Choi Hyun-sook competes at the 9th Jeongeup Danpungmiin Cup Pro Bowling Championship held in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, on April 2. [KOREA PROFESSIONAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION]

From spare time hobby to strike star, 'queen of bowling' bags 16th career win

Choi Hyun-sook, 49, started bowling as a past time after relocating to Gwangju. Now, the “queen of bowling” is the winningest woman in the sport's history in Korea with 16 career wins.

2026.4.26

After topping men's qualifiers, trio of archery aces set to aim for bullseye at Asian Games

The deadeye trio of Korean archers — Kim Woo-jin, Lee Woo-seok and Kim Je-deok — will aim for gold at the upcoming 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in the fall.

2026.4.22

Milan-Cortina Paralympians mark disability sports festival with FC Seoul

A disability sports festival with 2026 Paralympians took place by the Korean Paralympic Committee at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday, ahead of the 46th Day of Persons with Disabilities on Monday.

2026.4.19

Snowboarder Choi Ga-on poses during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo in Gangnam District, Southern Seoul, on April 10. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Full courage on halfpipe: Snowboard gold medalist Choi Ga-on looks back on Olympics, ahead to what's next

Olympic champion Choi Ga-on says the key to snowboard halfpipe is simple: a strong mentality and little fear of height or speed, as she reflected on her win at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo.

2026.4.15

Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Gangwon just six months after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics [JOONGANG ILBO]

Disused Winter Olympic venue at center of preservation vs. reforestation debate

Eight years after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics ended, the Jeongseon Alpine Center in Gangwon is again the focus of a bitter fight over whether to preserve the sporting venue or fully restore the site to its previously forested state.

2026.4.15