The curtain fell on the Incheon Asian Games on Saturday after 16 days of tough competition by participating athletes and friendships shared by billions of sports fans on the continent but with familiar results: China placed first, South Korea second and Japan third in the medal standings.Under the slogan of "Diversity Shines Here," more than 14,000 athletes and staff from 45 countries have competed for 439 gold medals in 36 sports. Fourteen new world records were rewritten here in archery, shoot

 The Korea Herald has provided the Asian Games News Service with over 7,000 media staff reporting the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The service provided by the AGNS team varied from previews of each and every competition, reviews and results of each and every competition, press conferences, as well as the ever so important quotes from the athletes themselves.The AGNS team, most if not all, traveled to more than one venue on any given day. In order to provide live coverage of each match, the reporter

 Japanese swimming sensation Kosuke Hagino was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 17th Incheon Asian Games on Saturday. Among the shortlist of eight athletes, Hagino took the prize after having delivered four gold medals in the pool, in addition to one silver and two bronze."I did not expect this at all," Hagino said at a press conference. "I want to thank my family and my teammates."In Incheon, Hagino grabbed gold medals in the men's 200ｍindividual medley with an Asian record time, the

 A roaring applause broke out when the South Korean gymnastics "Tinker Bell" Son Yeon-jae stepped onto the highest place on the podium. Son responded with the same radiant smile that accompanied her performances earlier. Four years after her bronze medal in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, Son claimed an unquestionable gold with world-level performances in front of the crowd of 5,300 at the Namdong Gymnasium. Son entered Thursday's final round with the highest scores in all apparatuses from the q

South Korea defeated Iran 79-77 to capture gold in men's basketball at the Asian Games on Friday.South Korea erased a five-point deficit with two minutes to play to win its first gold in men's hoops since 2002.Down 75-70 with two minutes to play, South Korea went ahead 76-75 with Yang Dong-geun's three-pointer and then a three-point play by Kim Jong-kyu, who converted his free throw after getting fouled on a lay-in with 36.3 secods to go.South Korea got a steal on the next possession and Moon Ta

　A Saudi Arabian cheering squad, including S-OIL employees, roots for Fahhad Mohammed Alsubaie of Saudi Arabia in the final of the men‘s 200-meter race at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Oct. 1. (S-OIL)About 100 Saudi Arabians living in Korea, Korean citizens and S-OIL employees rooted for a Saudi Arabian athlete in the final of the men's 200-meter race at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Oct.1.  Fahhad Mohammed Alsubaie of Saudi

South Korean soccer players celebrate after winning the final match with North Korea in Asian Games in Incheon on Thursday. (Yonhap)South Korea defeated North Korea 1-0 for the men's football gold medal in an eagerly anticipated showdown at the Asian Games on Thursday, ending a 28-year drought for the title in the regional competition.Defensive back Rim Chang-woo scored the winner just moments from the whistle in the second extra period at Munhak Stadium, as South Korea captured its first Asiad

Incheon, Oct. 3 -- A roaring applause broke out when the South Korean gymnastics "Tinker Bell" Son Yeon-jae stepped onto the highest place on the podium. Son responded with the same radiant smile that accompanied her performances earlier. Four years after her bronze medal in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, Son claimed an unquestionable gold with world-level performances in front of the crowd of 5,300 at the Namdong Gymnasium.Son entered Thursday's final round with the highest scores in all appar

South Korea won gold in women's volleyball at the Asian Games for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 victory over defending champion China Thursday.South Korea beat China 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-21) in the gold-medal competition held in Songnim Gymnasium, snapping the opponent's Asiad winning streak at four.Star spiker Kim Yeon-koung scored the match-best 26 points to help the team take revenge on the 3-2 defeat in the final against China at the Guangzhou Asian Games four years ago.In the meant

The South Korean women's team claimed the modern pentathlon title at the Asian Games on Thursday, bringing home the country's first Asiad gold ever in this event.   The quartet of Choi Min-ji, Jeong Mi-na, Kim Sun-woo and Yang Soo-jin accrued 5,120 points combined to capture the gold medal in fencing, swimming, horse riding and a combined event of shooting and running at Dream Park Modern Pentathlon Venue in the country's western port city of Incheon. Choi Min-ji of South Korean women's team com