The Korea Herald

China holds Communist Olympics

Jun 29, 2011

To mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the country has held the Communist Olympics in Qingyang, Gansu Province between June 26 and 28, said the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper.Each team wore uniforms and performed in a series of dramatic events including grenade chucking, model explosive carrying and "shoulder pole carrying." A race named “Storming the blockhouse”
Daegu Orions make move to Gyeonggi Province

Jun 28, 2011

There will be no more professional basketball games in Daegu from next season as top division team Daegu Orions will leave the city for Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to the league governing body.The Orions, based in Daegu since the start of the Korean Basketball League in 1997, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Gyeonggi Province city to move their home and become the Goyang
Jeju United striker Shin awake from 50-day coma

Jun 27, 2011

Jeju United striker Shin Young-rok is awake after a 50-day coma, resulting from a serious heart attack in May, Cheju Halla General Hospital announced on Jeju Island, Monday.Shin is now capable of communicating freely and will eventually be able to return to his normal life with the help of rehabilitation therapies, the hospital said. Jeju United manager Park Kyung-hoon (right) clasps hands with st
Lee Man-soo tops vote for all-time baseball greats

Jun 27, 2011

Lee Man-soo, a former triple crown-winning catcher, topped the vote for South Korea’s all-time baseball greats, the nation’s top baseball league announced Monday.In a vote among baseball officials, fans and media, Lee earned 74.05 points of a possible 100, the Korea Baseball Organization said. The league is celebrating its 30th season and naming 10 all-time all-stars as part of the season-long com
Striker Shin awake after 50-day coma

Jun 27, 2011

Jeju United striker Shin Young-rok is awake after a 50-day coma, resulting from a serious heart attack in May, Cheju Halla General Hospital announced on Jeju Island, Monday.Shin is now capable of communicating freely and will eventually be able to return to his normal life with the help of rehabilitation therapies, the hospital said. Jeju United manager Park Kyung-hoon (right) clasps hands with s
2018 Olympics in sight for PyeongChang

Jun 27, 2011

Figure skating champ Kim Yu-na optimistic about Korea’s chancesAhead of PyeongChang’s Olympic bid presentation in Togo this week, figure skater Kim Yu-na said Monday that she was optimistic about the South Korean candidate city’s chances to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.“We’ve all worked hard so far, and I am confident we will have good results in the end,” Kim said before departing for the Africa
Minority kids learn Korea’s Olympic spirit

Jun 26, 2011

Children of multicultural families pose with 2006 Olympic Gold Medalists for women’s short track skating, Jeon Da-hye (left in the center) Kang Yun-mi (right to Jeon), at an event to experience Korea’s Olympic spirit and send well wishes for the PyeongChang 2018 bid at Seoul Olympic Parktel, Saturday.About 100 members of multicultural families in Korea participated in an event to learn about Korea
Korea steps closer to London 2012

Jun 24, 2011

Manager Hong indicates big changes ahead of final qualifying for OlympicsThe Korean Under 23 team manager Hong Myung-bo has addressed his worries over the team, after his side drew with Jordan 1-1 in the second round of Asian qualifying on Thursday. Having won its first leg of the play-off 3-1, Korea advanced to the final round of Asian qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics.The 42-year-old manage
Science helps athletes make big leap

Jun 23, 2011

Sports science team supports Korean athletes for Daegu worldsIt was 4 p.m. on Tuesday and a female athlete was nervously sitting on a strange looking chair in a lab with one of her legs strapped into a machine.“Go! Kick your leg as fast as you can,” shouted an instructor, and the athlete followed suit with a painful look on her face. “It’s a muscular performance test,” said Sung Bong-ju, a senior
Sports stars, students support PyeongChang

Jun 23, 2011

PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics has been boosted by support from university students and a number of sports stars.A student volunteer group led by professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women’s University, has been traveling around Asia since the beginning of 2011 to help promote PyeongChang’s bid. Professor Seo Kyung-deok (left) of Sungshin Women’s University and his students pose w
Park sets sights on 100m finals

Jun 22, 2011

The management company for Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan said Wednesday it will be satisfied with a finals place in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at next month’s world championships.Park will add the event to his usual 200m and 400m freestyle events at the championships in Shanghai.Park Tae-hwan“Park has been training continuously to increase his speed and he recently suggested he should add the 10
Taekwondo qualifiers begin

Jun 21, 2011

A taekwondo qualifying competition for the London Olympics is to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from June 30, the World Taekwondo Federation announced.The WTF World Taekwondo tournament will double as a qualifier for the 2012 Games with more than 340 athletes from more than 100 countries competing at the Sarhadchi Olympic Center. A total of 60 international referees, including 10 review juries, will
Park to compete in 100m at world championships

Jun 21, 2011

Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will enter the men’s 100-meter freestyle at next month’s world championships, his management company said Tuesday.The sports division at SK Telecom said Park has added the 100m to his usual repertoire of the 200m and 400m freestyle events for the world championships in Shanghai, China, next month.It will be Park’s third world championships. Park has never competed in t
Ryu wins racing event

Jun 20, 2011

Korean actor-singer Ryu Si-won won an auto racing event in China over the weekend, his racing team here said Monday.Ryu finished first at the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, a southern Chinese city, EXR Team 106 said.Korean actor and racing driver Ryu Si-won (center) poses after winning the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, China, Sunday. (Team 106)The local importer of Ferrari, Forza Motors Kor
Park wins three titles at Santa Clara Grand Prix

Jun 19, 2011

South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan has notched three victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, showing his best form ahead of the World Championships in July.Park finished first in the men’s 200-meter freestyle final on Sunday at the Santa Clara Swim Club in California, beating Australian Ryan Napoleon with a new meet record of 1 minute 45:92 seconds. Korea’s Park Tae-hwan (right) and Michael