With North Korea off to a quick start with two gold medals in two days at the Asian Games south of the border, the communist country’s press has been on top of the athletes’ feats.For its Monday edition, the main newspaper Rodong Sinmun carried a story on the weightlifter Kim Un-guk, who broke two world records to win the gold in the men’s 62-kilogram division on Sunday.This was the North’s second gold of the Asian Games taking place in Incheon, a western port city. Kim lifted a total of 332 kil

The organizing committee of the ongoing Asian Games in Incheon said Monday it is sponsoring a photo exhibition that explores the raw beauty of the port city's mud flats."Incheon with Mysterious Tidal Flats" displays 55 photos of the city's iconic mud flats, which were designated to be "of international importance" by the Ramsar Convention in July.The exhibition kicked off at the Namdong Sorae Arts Hall in the southern part of the city on Sept. 15 for a 21-day run. The dates were set to coincide

The South Korean female team won gold in the 25-meter pistol event at the Asian Games, edging out its rival China by one point.The team of Kim Jang-mi, Lee Jung-eun and Kwak Jung-hye claimed the first podium finish with 1,748 points, defeating China that took 1,747 points. India scored 1,729 for bronze.It is South Korea's first team gold in the women's shooting at the Asiad underway in the country's western city of Incheon, and the second medal of the day. Hours earlier, their colleagues grabbed

After referees' reversal of their earlier decision to disqualify one of its athletes, the Chinese women's shooting team regained its world record and the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle event at the Asian Games on Monday.The Chinese trio of Yi Siling, Zhang Binbin and Wu Liuxi combined for 1253.8 points to win the team gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, breaking the previous world record set by their own teammates last year by 0.1 point.It is the first world record from shooting

 Saudi Arabia advances to men's football round of 16 Saudi Arabia defeated Malaysia 3-0 to win a ticket to the next 16-team round in the men's football.In the 32nd minute, Mohd Zami Muhammad Zubir Bin of Malaysia was sent off for two yellow cards. Shortly after Malaysia changed goalkeepers, Saudi midfielder Kanabah Majed Omar A found the net to make it 2-0 with a right-footed shot. Saudi Arabia made numerous attempts to break through Malaysia’s defense before forward Alshehri Ahmed Hassan J adde

South Korean golfer Hur Mi-jung picked up her first LPGA Tour win in five years on Sunday in Alabama, taking the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic with a tournament record score.Hu shot a final round of 6-under 66 for a four-round total of 21-under 267 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama. Stacy Lewis, the world No. 1, was a distant second at 17-under.Hur had last won on the tour in 2009. She took home $195,000 in the winner's check.Hur began the final round tied at the top with

South Korean Olympic champion Kim Jae-bum won gold in the men’s under-81 kilogram judo at the Asian Games on Sunday for the second time in the continental competition.Kim outdueled Nacif Elias from Lebanon by shido in the event’s final at Dowon Gymnasium in western Incheon to win the men’s -81 kg title at the Incheon Asian Games.He had won gold in the same category at the Guangzhou Asiad four years ago.Japan’s Keita Nagashima and Mongolia’s Nyamsuren Dagvasuren shared bronze in the men’s third-h

The Asian Games cauldron, a symbol of the athletic event that is supposed to be kept lit during the 16-day run in Incheon, temporarily went dark due to technical problems, organizing committee officials said Sunday.The torch lost its flame at around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday after experiencing malfunctions in the cauldron that held the fire but was re-lit 10 minutes later, officials added.“It seems there were some technical problems (with the cauldron),” a committee official said, adding that the c

South Korea’s baseball team will have its opening match against Thailand, taking the first step toward two straight Asiad golds on Monday, the third day of competition.Left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun will start the game against the Southeast Asian country at 6:30 p.m. at Munhak Baseball Stadium, central Incheon, the host city of this year’s Asian Games that kicked off Friday.In Group B, the team will next take on Chinese Taipei on Wednesday and Hong Kong on the following day.Two female athletes in fe