South Korea picked up two silver medals Wednesday at the London Olympics, with a young taekwondo fighter and the men's table tennis trio both overwhelmed in their gold medal contests. South Korea's Joo Sae-hyuk(from left), Oh Sangeun and Ryu Seung-min diaplay their silver medals after men's team table tennis match with Chna at the London Olympics Wednesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)In men

LONDON (Yonhap News) ― Reeling from a disappointing semifinal loss to Brazil, South Korea will have to regroup in time to take on mortal enemy Japan Friday with an Olympic soccer medal on the line.In the men’s tournament at the London Olympics, South Korea lost to Brazil 3-0 in the semis, while Japan fell 3-1 against Mexico. The bronze medal match will be played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. South Korea and Japan have never before played each other at an Olympics.South Korea is seeking its f

GOLDEN MOMENT - Korea’s Kim Hyeon-woo celebrates his Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal on Tuesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)

LONDON (Yonhap News) ― Winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics wasn’t exactly how they wanted to end their partnership, but the South Korean men’s doubles badminton team of Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae said they were still thankful for each other’s presence.Chung and Lee, ranked No. 1 in the world, took third place in doubles. They came into London as the favorites, but lost to Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark in the semifinals.Chung and Lee were also favorites in Beijing but

LONDON (Yonhap News) ― Having routinely beaten the odds when faced with adversity, the South Korean women’s handball team is poised to make more Olympic drama in London.On Tuesday, South Korea nipped past Russia 24-23 in the quarterfinals, setting up a semifinal date Thursday with Norway.That South Korea, the only Asian nation among the dozen in the tournament, has come this far is a surprise in itself.In Group B, South Korea was paired with Norway, France, Spain and Denmark, who, in order, fini

Thanks in part to their extraordinary performances at the London Olympic Games, many South Korean female athletes are becoming stars.As of Wednesday, they had won six medals, four of them gold, with several events remaining.Ki Bo-bae won two gold medals in the women’s individual and team archery. Ki has also drawn great attention from Korean fans after the announcement that she was in a relationship with her gold-medalist colleague Oh Jin-hyuk.Kim Ji-yeon, who had no international experience bef

Jeon Sang-guen competes during the men’s over-105 kg  weightlifting at the London 2012 Olympic Games at The Excel Center in London on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)

　Kim Hyeon-woo scores during the final in the men’s under-66 kg Greco Roman wrestling on Tuesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)

Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee (right) shakes hands with Javier Gomez of Spain (left) after they passed the finish line in the men’s triathlon final on Tuesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)

(AP-Yonhap News)LONDON - Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands produced a spectacular horizontal high bar routine to claim Olympic gold earn a standing ovation at the North Greenwich Arena on Tuesday.Zonderland's display gave him a huge score of 16.533, to leave Germany's Fabian Hambuchen with the silver medal and defending champion Zou Kai of China with bronze.The Dutchman's routine contained a sequ

(AFP-Yonhap)LONDON - Australian Sally Pearson held her nerve to win the women's 100m hurdles with a powerful dipping finish Tuesday and give her country a welcome boost in the medals table.The reigning world champion clocked an Olympic record of 12.35sec, edging Beijing Olympic gold medallist Dawn Harper of the United States, who timed a personal best of 12.37sec.American Kellie Wells claimed bron

(AP-Yonhap News)LONDON - Sir Chris Hoy ended his stunning Olympic career Tuesday by defending his Beijing keirin crown to claim a sixth Games gold and become Britain's most successful Olympian.Germany's Maximilian Levy finished second to take the silver with NewZealand's Simon Van Velthooven and Dutchman Teun Mulder sharing the bronze after a long wait for a photo finish decision.Hoy won three Oly

(London Olympic Joint Press Corps)LONDON _ Kim Yeon-koung scored 28 points as South Korea surprised Italy 3-1 Tuesday night to earn an Olympic semifinal match against the U.S. women’s volleyball team.The top-ranked U.S. women swept the Dominican Republic in an earlier quarterfinal. Brazil and Japan will play in the other semifinal on Thursday.Fourth-ranked Italy, which was among the favorites head