South Korea will look to start winning medals left and right Sunday when the medal race for the 19th Asian Games begins in and around the Chinese host city of Hangzhou.With its Asiad-record delegation of 1,140 athletes and officials in action, South K...
(Asiad) S. Korea’s top-ranked Go player wants to capitalize on rare chance
The board game Go, better known as baduk in South Korea, made its Asian Games debut 13 years ago in China, but was left off the program altogether for the next two competitions.With the Asiad back on Chinese soil this fall in Hangzhou, Go has returned...
PM departs for China for Asian Games, meeting with Xi
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo departed for the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the sporting event, his office said.During his two-da...
(LEAD) PM arrives in China for Asian Games, meeting with Xi
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the sporting event, his office said.During his two-day ...
(Asiad) All-Korean showdowns set up on 1st day of medal race
No longer marching together or competing under one flag, athletes from South Korea and North Korea will go toe to toe in multiple events at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China.The competition's first all-Korean battles will take place Sunday, the first ...
(Asiad) S. Korea baseball manager swallows tough pill in cutting talented pitcher
South Korean Asian Games baseball manager Ryu Joong-il said Saturday his recent decision to cut a hard-throwing left-hander from the team was a particularly tough one.Ryu had decided Friday to drop Lee Eui-lee, southpaw ace for the Kia Tigers in the K...
(2nd LD) PM meets with Xi on sidelines of Asian Games Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asian Games in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Saturday, Han’s office said.
The meeting, held at the undisclosed location in Hangzhou, lasted for 22 minutes just before the opening ceremony of the sporting event, according to the Prime Minister's Office.Details of the meeting will be released by the Seoul government later in t...
(Asiad) N. Korea returns to int’l sporting stage after 5-yr absence amid chilled geopolitical relations
Ending pandemic-led yearslong isolation, North Korea made its first international outing in a major multisport event in five years at the 19th Asian Games that kicked off Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.Spearheaded by two flag bearers, boxer ...