Scoring the first goal will be the key for South Korea against Honduras in the Olympic men's football quarters, the team's coach said Thursday.South Korea and Honduras will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, some 340 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, for a spot in the final four in the men's football tournament.As South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong sees it, getting on the board first is more important than anything.Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald"We have to play with a lead so

Chang Hye-jin, who won the women's individual archery gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, barely missed out on the London Games national team four years ago.She finished fourth, one spot shy, in the national team trials -- notoriously competitive because of the country's depth in archery talent -- and the close call would have crushed someone less determined.Instead, Chang humbly accepted the result and got to work."I've never given up and I've always stayed positive," Chang said af

South Korean archer Chang Hye-jin captured the gold medal in the women's individual archery at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.Chang defeated Lisa Unruh of Germany by the set score of 6-2 (27-26, 26-28, 27-26, 28-27).Each set consists of three arrows per archer. A set win is worth two points and a draw is one point. The first to six points wins the match. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThis was Chang's second gold in Rio. She had earlier helped South Korea to the team gold medal. She is t

South Korean archer Ki Bo-bae won the bronze medal in the women's individual archery at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.Ki defeated Alejandra Valencia of Mexico by the set score of 6-4 (26-25, 28-29, 26-25, 21-27, 30-25). Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldEach set consists of three arrows per archer. A set win is worth two points and a draw is one point. The first to six points wins the match.Ki, who was trying to win her second straight individual gold medal, lost to compatriot Chang Hye-ji

Top-ranked South Korean archer Choi Mi-sun was stunned in the quarterfinals of the individual event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.Alejandra Valencia of Mexico upset the world No. 1 by the set score of 6-0 (25-23, 29-26, 29-27) to advance to the semis. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldEach set consists of three arrows per archer. A set win is worth two points and a draw is one point. The first to six points wins the match.Choi shot a disastrous 5 with her first arrow, and hit just one 1

Though he has competed in his share of big events, South Korean golfer An Byeong-hun said he was still a nervous wreck standing on the first tee in the opening round of men's golf at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.The 24-year-old was able to calm himself in time to card in a three-under 68 at par-71, 7,128-yard Olympic Golf Course, a solid performance that put him near the top of the leader board when his day was done."I am satisfied with the score," An said after teeing off in the firs

The South Korean women's epee fencing team, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist, lost its first match at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Thursday.The trio of Shin A-lam, Choi In-jeong and Kang Young-mi lost to the Estonian team of Erika Kirpu, Irina Embrich and Julia Beljajeva 27-26 at Carioca Arena 3. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldShin and Choi were members of the silver medal-winning team at the 2012 London Olympics, but they played just one match before packing.Shin, Choi and Kang also failed to win

Both of the South Korean players went under par in the opening round of men's golf at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.An Byeong-hun traded seven birdies with four bogeys for a three-under 68 on the par-71, 7,128-yard Olympic Golf Course. Wang Jeung-hun managed three birdies but also had a double bogey en route to a one-under 70 on a sunny and windy day. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldAn was in the first group to tee off at 7:30 a.m. with Adilson da Silva of Brazil and Graham Delaet of Can

Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan has left Rio de Janeiro empty-handed.Park departed for South Korea on Thursday, having failed to win a medal at his fourth Olympics here in Brazil. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldHe didn't make it out of the heats in each of his three races -- the 400m, 200m and 100m freestyle -- and withdrew from the 1,500m freestyle scheduled for Saturday.Park, the 2008 gold medalist and 2012 silver medalist in the 400m free, finished 10th in the heats and didn't q

South Korean Olympic women's golf coach Pak Se-ri said Thursday the key to her team's performance is to keep the pressure off the four players.Pak, a World Golf Hall of Famer and a five-time LPGA champion, arrived in Rio de Janeiro earlier in the day with the women's competition set to start next Wednesday.She told reporters at Galeao International Airport her previously stated goal hasn't changed -- a podium sweep.(Yonhap)"The objective is obviously to win gold, silver and bronze, but I think m

Table tennis player Kim Song-i delivered North Korea's fourth medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday as she finished third in the women's singles competition. (AFP-Yonhap)Kim defeated Ai Fukuhara of Japan 4-1 (11-7, 11-7, 11-5, 12-14, 11-5) in the bronze medal contest of women's table tennis singles at the Rio Games. This is the first time since 2004 that North Korea has collected a medal in women's table tennis singles. At the Athens Games, Kim Hyang-mi won the silver medal. Kim will

South Korean midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon is already considered a promising starlet with his energetic performance. And now at the Summer Games, he is trying to become a game changer for South Korean football. Kwon netted the only goal of the football match between South Korea and Mexico at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday and delivered his side a 1-0 victory. Kwon's goal also lifted South Korea to the quarterfinals in the men's Olympic football tournament as the Group C winners with two w

South Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan isn't necessarily a fan of football, but he admires Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar for Real Madrid.It's how Ronaldo -- widely considered one of the world's very best -- has defied critics and worked his way to the top in his sport that has captivated Kim.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldWhile it's not clear how much of Ronaldo's influence helped Kim win the bronze medal in the men's individual sabre Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Kim said he

The South Korean Olympic men's football coach on Wednesday praised his players for reaching the quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Games, saying that the fans can now expect even better results. South Korea, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, edged the defending champions Mexico 1-0 in their last Group C contest in Brasilia that day to join the last eight. The young Taeguk Warriors won the group with two wins and a draw, their best group stage performance ever at the Olympics.Park Hae-mook/The Korea H

South Korean fencer Kim Jung-hwan captured bronze in the men's individual sabre at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday.Kim defeated Mojtaba Abedini of Iran 15-8 in the bronze medal bout at Caroica Arena 3. Kim had gone 4-1 against Abedini in five previous meetings.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe victory was also a measure of revenge for the South Korean team, as Abedini had knocked off South Korean Gu Bon-gil in the round of 16 earlier Wednesday.Kim's medal was South Korea's second in fen