South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin won gold in the men’s 10-meter running target event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday, giving the country its second gold of the day.　Jeong defeated Pak Myong-won of North Korea 6-4 in the final at Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta.　Earlier in the day, Choi Young-jeon won gold in the men’s 300-meter standard rifle. South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin poses at Jakabaring Sport City Shoot

South Korean shooter Choi Young-jeon won a gold medal in the men's 300-meter standard rifle event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.Choi scored 569 points to finish first among 13 contestants at the Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. Hussain Alharbi of Saudi Arabia took silver with 568 points. Lee Won-gyu of South Korea took bronze with 563.  (Yonhap)In an event where participants shoot in three positions, Choi started

PALEMBANG -- South Korean rower Park Hyun-su won the gold medal in the lightweight men's single sculls at the 18th Asian Games on Friday.Park finished the 2,000-meter race in 7 minutes, 12.86 seconds, 1.30 seconds ahead of Chiu Hin Chun of Hong Kong at Jakabaring Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Jakabaring Sport City in Palembang, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. (Yonhap)Dushyant Chauhan of India took bronze at 7:18.76.This was South Korea's first gold medal in rowing at the

JAKARTA -- South Korea picked up the pace in the medal race with five gold medals on Thursday at the 18th Asian Games, with two artistic gymnasts leading the way.Kim Han-sol and Yeo Seo-jeong each delivered a gold medal in artistic gymnastics on Thursday in Jakarta. Kim won the men's floor exercise title, while Yeo captured the women's vault gold medal.They were also South Korea's first gymnastics gold medals at these Asian Games. (Yonhap)Yeo's gold was a significant one for the family. Her fath

South Korean swimmer Kim Hye-jin was assaulted by a Chinese athlete during her training in Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games, officials here said Thursday.The Korean Olympic & Sport Committee (KSOC) said Kim was physically attacked by a Chinese swimmer, whose name has not been revealed, during training at the Aquatic Center at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Arena in Jakarta. (Yonhap)According to the KSOC, Kim accidentally hit the Chinese swimmer's face while she was swimming in the pool. The Chin

South Korean shooter Shin Hyun-woo won a gold medal in the men's double trap competition at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday.Shin scored 74 points to finish first among six final contestants at the Jakabaring Sport City Shooting Range in Palembang, Indonesia, the co-host city of the Asian Games with Jakarta. The 34-year-old trailed 73-72 against Shardul Vihan of India with two shots remaining. He cleared his last two shots, however, to collect a one point victory over Vihan.Ali Hamad Al Marri of

PALEMBANG -- South Korea won three silver medals and one bronze medal in rowing events at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. Kim Dong-yong opened the medal run by grabbing a silver in the men's single sculls after finishing the 2,000-meter race at Jakabaring Sport City Rowing & Canoeing Regatta Course in Palembang, Indonesia, with a time of 7 minutes, 30.86 seconds. He was behind Zhang Liang of China, who clocked 7:25.36.  (Yonhap)This was Kim's second straight silver in the men's single sculls a

JAKARTA -- South Korea's Greco-Roman wrestler Cho Hyo-chul won a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday.Cho beat Xiao Di of China 5-4 in the men's Greco-Roman 97-kilogram division final at Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall in Jakarta. This was South Korea's second gold in wrestling at Jakarata-Palembang 2018. On Tuesday, Ryu Han-su defended his Asian title in the Greco-Roman 67kg.  (Yonhap)Wearing a large bandage on his forehead due to the cut he suffered in the quarterfinals, the

South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo failed to defend his Asian Games title on Wednesday and ended up getting a bronze medal. Kim collected a victory by technical superiority over Shermet Permanov of Turkmenistan with a 9-0 score to grab a repechage bronze medal in the men's 77-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.At Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall, it only took 1 minute, 48 seconds for Kim to earn that score against Permanov. In Greco-

North Korea's O Kang-chol won a gold medal in the men's 69-kilogram division weightlifting competition at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. O lifted a combined total of 336kg to deliver North Korea's third gold in weightlifting at Jakarta-Palembang 2018. He was followed by Doston Yukbov of Uzbekistan at 331kg and Izzat Artykov of Kyrgyzstan at 330kg.  (Yonhap)North Korea took two weightlifting gold medals on Monday when Om Yun-chol and Ri Song-gum won their events. South Korea's Won Jeong-sik e

South Korea defended its gold medal in the women's team sabre fencing at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday.South Korea defeated China 45-36 at Jakarta Convention Center Cendrawasih Hall in Jakarta for its fourth fencing gold medal at these Asian Games.(Yonhap)The South Korean team of Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su, Choi Soo-yeon and Hwang Seon-a came to Jakarta ranked fourth in the world, two spots above China.Kim, Yoon and Hwang also won the 2014 gold medal together.In team fencing, each match consist

Taekwondo fighter Lee Hwa-jun won a silver medal after finishing second in the men's 80-kilogram division sparring competition at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee lost to Nikita Rafalovich of Uzbekistan 21-18 in the final at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall in Jakarta to grab his first Asiad medal. It was South Korea's fourth silver medal in taekwondo "kyorugi" (sparring) at Jakarta-Palembang 2018.  (Yonhap)Against Rafalovich, Lee trailed 8-2 in the first set. He cut the deficit to o

The unified Korean dragon boat racing team members sing a song when they feel exhausted, but when the competition is over, they hope they can listen to it. "Arirang," a folk song that is popular in both South and North Korea, is serving as an energizer for the unified team, the South's drummer Lee Hyeon-joo said Wednesday as the canoeists began their training in Palembang, Indonesia, for the 18th Asian Games.  (Yonhap)South Korea and North Korea are sending joint teams in women's basketball, row

JAKARTA -- South Korea took the bronze medal in men's team epee fencing at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday, after losing to China in the semifinals.South Korea fell to China 45-41 at Jakarta Convention Center Cendrawasih Hall in Jakarta, unable to capture the country's fourth consecutive Asiad title.In team fencing, each match consists of nine individual bouts, and each member of a team faces each member of the opposing team once. A head-to-head bout is three minutes long, but it ends when one

JAKARTA -- South Korean cyclist Na Ah-reum captured gold in the women's road event at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. (Yonhap)Na finished the 104.4-kilometer race in 2:55.47, 1:20 ahead of Pu Yixian of China.This was South Korea's first cycling gold medal at these Asian Games, and Na's second career title after the individual time trial victory four years ago. (Yonhap)