JAKARTA -- Together, they were strong. The unified Korean team at the 18th Asian Games showed that it can do more than just serve as a symbol of peace and friendship.This time, one Korea proved that it can also compete to win medals. For Jakarta-Palembang 2018, South and North Korea agreed to send teams in women's five-on-five basketball, men's and women's dragon boat racing in canoeing, and rowing. And Korean athletes in those sports combined for one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. The

JAKARTA-- South Korea arrived in Indonesia with a goal of winning at least 65 gold medals at the 18th Asian Games. But when the quadrennial competition, co-hosted by Jakarta and Palembang, wraps up Sunday, Team Korea will leave having bagged 49 gold medals.South Korea didn't just fall short of its gold medal target.The country was hoping to fend off Japan for second place in the medal table for the sixth consecutive event -- with China once again far ahead of everyone else -- and South Korea end

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- After winning a gold medal at the Asian Games, South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo has unveiled his next goal going forward: playing with European clubs. South Korea took the gold medal in men's football at the 18th Asian Games after edging Japan 2-1 in extra time at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Indonesia, on Saturday. For Jo, the gold medal has opened the door for him to Europe. Jo, who is now with South Korean club Daegu FC, rose to international stardom through the 20

Mission accomplished. Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min has secured himself a bright future following South Korea's gold medal victory at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. South Korea beat Japan 2-1 in extra time at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta, and defended their Asiad title. This means Son has cleared what could be the biggest obstacle in his career: military service. All healthy South Korean men between 18 and 35 must serve about two years in the armed forces. But ath

South Korean football attacker Lee Seung-woo said his side's gold medal victory at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday will be meaningful to all the players for their future careers. South Korea defeated Japan 2-1 in extra time to defend their Asiad men's football title at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta. Lee broke the deadlock in the 93rd minute, in the first period of extra time, to give South Korea the lead. South Korea later doubled their advantage with a Hwang Hee-chan header.

Before the 18th Asian Games, Hwang Ui-jo was not a fan favorite.  But now at the end, he has become a hero for South Korea.South Korea successfully defended their Asiad men's football title on Saturday after beating Japan 2-1, thanks to goals from Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan.  Although he didn't score a goal in the final, Hwang was still pivotal for South Korea's gold medal run at the 18th Asian Games.He completed the competition as the top scorer with nine goals, including two hat tricks. 

South Korea's under-23 national football team head coach Kim Hak-bum on Saturday gave all credit to his players for winning the men's football gold at the 18th Asian Games. South Korea defeated Japan 2-1 in extra time at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta, to top the men's football competition. It was a back-to-back title for South Korea after winning the competition four years ago. "This good result is made by our players," Kim said. "And there are players who trained with us, but

It turned out that painful defeat against Malaysia was really a precaution. South Korea defended their men's football title at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday after beating Japan 2-1 in extra time. It was their fifth gold medal in Asiad men's football, the most of any Asian nation. South Korea's gold run in Indonesia was never perfect. At Incheon 2014, South Korea became champions without suffering a defeat or conceding a goal, but this time, they took a bumpier road. Kim Hak-bum's side were th

CIBINONG, Indonesia -- South Korea beat Japan 2-1 to defend their men's football title at the Asian Games on Saturday.Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan scored a goal apiece in extra time at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta, to help South Korea earn a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. This was the first time that South Korea and their archrivals Japan had gone head-to-head in the men's football final at the Asian Games. South Korea have now accomplished back-to-back titles in men'

South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 89-81 for bronze medal in men's basketball at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.Ricardo Ratliffe, the US-born player with South Korean citizenship, led everyone with 37 points and 17 rebounds at GBK Istora. He shot 15-of-24 from the field while playing the entire 40 minutes.South Korea, the 2014 Asiad champion, lost to Iran 80-68 in the semifinals on Thursday to fall to the bronze medal contest. (Yonhap)With Ratliffe dominating the paint, South Korea also drain

South Korea's Cho Gwang-hee defended his Asian Games gold medal in the men's kayak single (K1) 200-meter race Saturday.Cho finished the race in 35.373 seconds at Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. (Yonhap)Cho edged out Sergii Tokarnytskyi of Kazakhstan by 0.372 second. Yingjie Mervyn Toh of Singapore took the bronze medal at 36.314 seconds.Cho earlier won silver in the men's K4 500m in Palembang.Kayak races are canoeing dis

It was two-for-five. South Korea bagged two gold and three silver medals in judo at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.  (Yonhap)Five South Korean judokas reached the final in their weight divisions, but Gwak Dong-han in the men's under-90 kilogram class and Kim Sung-min in the men's over-100 kilogram division were the only ones smiling in the end at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall in Jakarta. Gwak delivered South Korea's first judo gold of the day after beating Altanbagana Gantulga of Mongol

South Korea won bronze in women's football at the 18th Asian Games on Friday. (Yonhap)The Taeguk Ladies beat Chinese Taipei 4-0 at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta, to take third place in the women's football competition.  It was South Korea's third straight bronze at the Asian Games. The women's team also finished third at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014. South Korea have yet to play in a final of the Asiad women's football compe

(Yonhap) South Korea's Kim Sung-min won the over-100 kilogram division in the men's judo competition at the 18th Asian Games on Friday. Kim beat Duurenbayar Ulziibayar of Mongolia in the final at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall in Jakarta to take a gold medal. This was Kim's first individual gold at the Asian Games. He won gold in the team event at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games but took bronze in the men's over-100kg. The 29-year-old knocked out Yin Yongjie of China in the quarterfinals an

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min said Friday that he is determined to return his English Premier League club with an Asiad gold medal.  (Yonhap)Son's South Korea will take on Japan in the men's football final at the 18th Asian Games at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Indonesia, on Saturday. South Korea are looking to defend their men's football title.For Son and his South Korean teammates, winning the final is more than just getting a gold medal. It will also give them exemp