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Korean short track speed skaters Shim Suk-hee (right) and Noh Do-hee during a training session for the Asian Winter Games at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center in Harbin, China, on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]

Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee to skip Asiad 500m to focus on longer events

Korean Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has pulled out of the women's 500-meter race at the Asian Winter Games in China to focus on longer-distance events and relays, a national team official said Thursday.

2025.2.6

The Korean women's compound team took bronze on Wednesday, claiming the national team's third archery medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. [NEWS1]

Korean archers take bronze in women's compound

Korea finished third in the women’s compound team contest at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday, outshooting Indonesia in the bronze-medal match to win the national team's third medal in the sport.

2023.10.5

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Korea's Yoon Dong-hee celebrates during the final game of the group stage against Thailand, which Korea won 17-0 by the five-inning mercy rule on Tuesday at the Hangzhou Asian Games. [NEWS1]

Japan super round clash could be do or die for Korean baseball team

Defending baseball champions Korea will face medal favorites Japan on Thursday in a super-round game where a loss would make it seriously difficult for either team to qualify for the final round at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

2023.10.4

Korea loses to Pakistan 56-21 in the second Group B game of the men’s kabbadi tournament at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Korean kabaddi's semifinal hopes diminish with crushing defeats

Both the Korean men's and women's kabaddi teams suffered losses on Tuesday at the Hangzhou Asian Games, making it unlikely for either team to advance to the semifinals. The men's team lost to Pakistan 56-21 and the women's team to India 56-23.

2023.10.3

South Korea's Lee Sang-yeon comes behind China and North Korea to take bronze in the men's 67 kilograms weightlifting contest at the Asian Games on Sunday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

South Korea snatches weightlifting bronze in men’s 67 kilograms

South Korea's Lee Sang-yeon scored a total 317 points, coming behind China’s Chen Lijun and North Korea’s Ri Won-ju who took gold and silver with 321 and 320 points, respectively.

2023.10.1

Korea men's handball defeats Iran 25-24 but leave empty-handed

The Korean men's handball team defeated Iran 25-24 on Sunday, but their earlier loss to Kuwait knocked them out of medal contention.

2023.10.1

Korea's Kim Woo-min took gold in the men's 400 meter freestyle on Friday, his third of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [YONHAP]

Kim Woo-min nabs third gold as Korea closes out pool strong

Korea closed out its final day in the pool with four medals — one gold, two silver and one bronze — ending its swimming schedule with 22 total medals in the sport in Hangzhou, China on Friday.

2023.9.29

Korea's Lim Su-min takes bronze in the women's floor exercise final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Friday. [YONHAP]

South comes behind North to take bronze in floor exercise

Lim Su-min’s bronze-medal finish closed out South Korea’s artistic gymnastics schedule at this year’s Asian Games. South Korea ended with two medals, one gold and one bronze, both in floor exercise.

2023.9.29

Korean Go player Shin Jin-seo defeats Japan's Ryo Ichiriki to win bronze at the Asian Games on Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Go pro Shin Jin-seo takes bronze in men's individual competition

Korean Go pro Shin Jin-seo took bronze in the men’s individual competition, defeating Japan’s Ryo Ichiriki 2-0 in his final match at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday.

2023.9.28

Korea's Lee Da-bin loses the final round of the women's taekwondo +67 kilograms division to China's Zhou Zeqi, taking silver on Thursday at the 19th Asian Games. [NEWS1]

Lee Da-bin takes silver in Korea's last taekwondo match at Games

Lee’s second-place finish ended Korea’s schedule in the sport at this year’s Asian Games. Korea ended the taekwondo tournament with five gold, two silver and two bronze medals.