After taking himself out of medal contention early at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic men's golf, South Korean Wang Jeung-hun said Sunday he finally enjoyed himself on the links in the final round.Wang shot a four-under 67 on Sunday at the par-71, 7,128-yard Olympic Golf Course. He began the day tied for 51st at six-over, and moved to a four-way tie for 43rd after shooting his best round of the tournament. Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald"Today, I enjoyed the game for the first time in Rio," Wang said

South Korea is taking steps to appeal a controversial ruling that cost its Greco-Roman wrestler a victory at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, though the final result still won't likely change, officials said Sunday.In the men's 75kg event at Carioca Arena 2, Kim Hyeon-woo lost to the reigning gold medalist, Roman Vlasov of Russia, by 7-5 in the round of 16. Kim won the 2012 Olympic gold in 66kg and was going for another gold in the new weight class. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldTrailing 6-3 in the

Former South Korean Olympic wrestling champion Kim Hyeon-woo bowed out of the first round at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Kim, who won the 2012 gold medal in 66kg Greco-Roman, lost 7-5 to Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16 in the 75kg event. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldVlasov is the 2015 world champion and the reigning gold medalist in the 75kg weight category. Kim was trying to become the second South Korean wrestler to win two straight gold medals in two different weight clas

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Michael Phelps brought down the curtain on his glittering Olympic career when he helped the USA win 4x100m medley relay gold at the Rio Games on Saturday, taking his personal tally to 23.Phelps took the lead in the third leg, the butterfly, before Nathan Adrian brought it home as the United States won ahead of Britain and Australia. United States` Michael Phelps reacts after the men`s 100-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, F

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A changing of the guard in women's sprints doesn't mean a redrawing of the map.That 100-meter Olympic gold medal is heading back to Jamaica, only this time in the hands of Elaine Thompson, the 24-year-old who took down America's best, to say nothing of her training partner, two-time defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.  Jamaica`s Elaine Thompson wins the gold medal in the women`s 100-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Oly

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Yonhap) – South Korea raninto a hot goalkeeper in their bid for a second straight Olympicfootball medal Saturday, as Honduras eliminated them in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win.South Korea outshot Honduras 16-6 at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, some 340 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, but couldn't put one past Luis Lopez in net. South Korea lost to Honduras 1-0 in the quarterfinals in Belo Horizonte, north of Rio, on Saturday. (Yonhap)Alberth Elis was the goal scorer fo

 On the eve of South Korea's Olympic football quarterfinals against Honduras, captain Jang Hyun-soo said his players must avoid taking unnecessary fouls.Jang and the rest of the team got their last practice in behind the closed doors in Belo Horizonte, some 340 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, the host of the ongoing Summer Games.The match kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mineirao. Korea National Football Team (Yonhap)After the practice, Jang told reporters that he and his teammates must not e

Weightlifter Rim Jong-sim claimed North Korea's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Friday.Rim won the women's 75kg class with a total of 274kg -- with 121kg in snatch and 153kg in clean and jerk.Darya Naumava of Belarus was a distant second with 258kg total, followed by Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain with 257kg. Rim Jong Sim, of North Korea, competes in the women`s 75kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.(AP)In 2012, Rim won the Olympic

South Korea made Olympic archery history at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Friday -- which is  saying something because the country seems to have been doing that for decades.Ku Bon-chan won the men's individual gold medal, beating Jean-Charles Valladont of France 7-3 (30-28, 28-26, 29-29, 28-29, 27-26).With Ku's victories, South Korea captured all four archery titles in Rio, an unprecedented feat in Olympic history. South Korea now has 23 archery gold medals, easily tops among all nations.South Kor

North Korean Olympic weightlifting champion Om Yun-chol may have falsified his age, a report said.Om, the 2012 Olympic champion in the men's 56kg who took silver at the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Games, is listed as 24, born on Nov.18, 1991.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldHowever, The New York Times reported on Thursday that a book titled "Olympic Champions Who Bring Glory to the Motherland," published in Pyongyang in 2014, cites Om's birth year as 1990.The newspaper said it could have been a simple m

Both of South Korea's medals on Thursday at the Rio de Janeiro Games came from archery, which became the country's most successful Olympic sport.Chang Hye-jin captured the women's individual gold medal over Lisa Unruh of Germany, bringing home its 22nd Olympic archery title. Archery has overtaken short track speedskating, where the country has won 21 gold medals.Chang defeated her teammate Ki Bo-bae in the semifinals. Ki, the 2012 individual champion, settled for the bronze medal this time.Park

For Ki Bo-bae, the gold in women's individual archery at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would have meant so much to history.She would have become the first archer to capture two gold medals in two straight Olympics. A South Korean woman has won every individual gold but one since 1984 but mainly because of the depth in the national talent pool, no one has won in consecutive Olympics.And Ki certainly had her chances. In the semifinals against teammate and eventual champion Chang Hye-jin, Ki couldn't