When it comes to the 4x400-meter Olympic relay, the American men aren't used to being overtaken at the end, the way Angelo Taylor was Friday night.Then again, they have never really run that race under these circumstances.The day after Manteo Mitchell finished out his preliminary lap on a broken leg, the banged-up U.S. team made sure he would get something as a reward. But it was a silver medal, n

South Korea’s Hwang Kyung-seon poses with her gold medal on Friday after winning the women’s under-67-kilogram event at 2012 London Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)Hwang Kyeong-seon captured the gold medal in the women's under-67-kilogram taekwondo finals on Friday at the London Olympics. Hwang defeated Nur Tatar of Turkey 12-5 for her second straight gold medal. Hwang, 26, is the first female taekwon

 The South Korean men's football team celebrates after defeating Japan on Friday to win the bronze medal at 2012 London Olympics. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea beat Japan 2-0 to claim the bronze medal in men's football at the London Olympics Friday.At Millennium Stadium, striker Park Chu-young scored late in the first half and midfielder Koo Ja-cheol added second-half insurance to

 Son Yeon-jae became the first South Korean rhythmic gymnast to make an Olympic final at qualifications for the individual all-around event on Thursday.Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae smiles after performing in the ribbon segment at the individual all-around event on Thursday in London. (Yonhap News)Son put together solid performances in clubs and the ribbon, earning 26.350 points and 28.050

LONDON (AP) ― Instead of one victory lap, Ashton Eaton got four.His Olympic gold medal in the decathlon was all but sealed when he reached the last event, the 1,500 meters, where he simply needed to finish in an average time to win the event on Thursday night.The world-record holder cruised over the four laps, crossed the line and fell to the track ― partly of exhaustion but mostly out of elation.Eaton finished the two-day competition with 8,869 points to defeat fellow American Trey Hardee by 19

LONDON (Yonhap News) ― South Korean Olympic athletes on Thursday paid tribute to British veterans who fought in the Korean War, remembering their sacrifices to protect South Korea’s freedom.South Korean medalists from the London Olympics were joined by five veterans from the 1950-53 conflict at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Korean Olympic Committee said. Medal winners included Ki Bo-bae, double gold medalist in women’s archery, Park Tae-hwan, who grabbed two silver medals in men’s freestyle swimming

South Korean women’s volleyball and handball teams were eliminated from the semifinals Thursday, backing down from their long-time dream of setting a golden Olympic milestone in London.However, rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae placed fourth on the first day of the qualification round, raising the chance of advancing to the all-around final, which will be a first in Korean Olympic history.South Korea added no medals Thursday and went down a notch to fifth behind Russia in the medals race.The Korean

LONDON (AP) ― When the stakes are the biggest, the spotlight most bright, Usain Bolt is as good as gold.Good as there’s ever been.Putting the field far enough behind that he could slow up over the last few strides and put his left index finger to his mouth to tell any critics to shush, Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds Thursday night, making him the only man with two Olympic titles in that event.“That was for all that people that doubted me, all the people that was talking all kinds of st

(AFP)LONDON - Great Britain's Jade Jones took revenge for her World Championship final defeat last year by beating Hou Yuzhuo of China for Olympic under-57kg gold on Thursday.In a tactical final the teenager from Wales triumphed 6-4 to win Britain's first Olympic taekwondo title.France's sixth seed Marlene Harnois took a bronze medal with a 12-8 victory over Mayu Hamada of Japan.Top seed Tseng Li-

(AP)LONDON - David Rudisha of Kenya won the men's 800 metres Olympic title on Thursday and set a stunning world record of 1min 40.91sec.The 23-year-old world champion was five metres clear of Nijel Amos of Botswana after taking control of the race from an early stage and charged down the home straight at the capacity crowd rose to their feet.Amos timed 1:41.73 - a world junior record for the 18-ye