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[Photo] Joy, pain and fun at Olympics

Aug 2, 2012

The South Korean volleyball team celebrates after beating Brazil in the group stage. (Yonhap News)Kim Hyun-sung launches a scissor kick against Gabon during a group match. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)Park Ji-sung (left) and Lee Chung-yong watch the Korean football team face Gabon. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)Korean judoka Song Dae-nam bows to his coach after winning gold. (London Olymp
Black market Olympic tickets operation stopped

Aug 2, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― A black market operation in London Olympics tickets has been stopped and buyers of 20,000 seats will be denied entry to venues, the government said Wednesday.Britain’s Office of Fair Trading said a joint operation with police had shut down websites run by Euroteam, an unauthorized ticket trader based in Oslo, Norway.Euroteam had obtained some 5,000 real tickets for the games illegally. Some of those tickets were seized by police in Oslo this week, and appeared to have been supplied
Uchimura earns all-around gold

Aug 2, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Like pretty much everybody, Danell Leyva thinks Kohei Uchimura is the greatest male gymnast who’s ever lived.For now.While the three-time world champion was solidifying his exalted status with the Olympic title Wednesday, all but wrapping up the gold midway through the meet, Leyva gave a glimpse of what the young American hopes could be the sport’s next great rivalry. Closing with perhaps the two most spectacular routines of the night, the 20-year-old rallied to land in third place
Kim rises from underdog to champ

Aug 2, 2012

Kim Ji-yeon not only stunned her opponents but herself after knocking out top-tier fencers to take home the gold in the women’s individual sabre at the 2012 London Olympics on Thursday.Largely regarded as the underdog by both competitors and her teammates, 24-year-old Kim came back from a 12-5 deficit against U.S. favorite Mariel Zagunis to advance into the finals. Kim, using the momentum she gained in beating Zagunis, easily knocked out Russia’s Sofya Velikaya who was the defending world champi
Badminton federation rejects India’s appeal against Japan

Aug 2, 2012

The World Badminton Federation on Wednesday turned down India’s complaint that Japan threw their match against Taiwan during the women’s doubles event at London 2012 Olympic Games.“There‘s been no referees’ report, no umpires‘ report whatsoever,“ said BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund during a news conference. He said there was "no ground" to investigate the matter further.The world’s No. 5 pair, Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa of Japan, had been accused of losing deliberately to Taiwan’s Hsing a
Soni sets world record in 200m breaststroke semis

Aug 2, 2012

Rebbeca Soni (AP)LONDON - American Rebecca Soni broke the women's 200m breaststroke world record with a time of 2min 20.00sec in the semi-finals at the London Olympics on Wednesday.Olympic champion Soni reached the final in emphatic style as she bettered the previous world record of 2:20.12, set by Canadian Annamay Pierse in July 2009 in Rome.Soni, who earned silver in the 100m breaststroke here,
S. Korea clinches 3 more golds overnight

Aug 2, 2012

South Korea doubled its gold medal total Wednesday, picking up three Olympic titles to shoot up to six gold medals at the start of the new month in London.The country is now halfway past its stated goal of winning at least 10 gold medals for its third straight top-10 finish in the medal table. (From left) South Korean gold medalists Judoka Song Dae-nam, fencer Kim Ji-yeon and shooter Kim Jang-mi.
Serena's path to gold clears as Venus bows out

Aug 2, 2012

Serena Williams (Yonhap News)LONDON - Serena Williams' path to Olympic tennis gold will look less daunting to the American after her sister Venus suffered a shock third-round exit on Wednesday.When Serena kicked off the last 16 action at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-0demolition of Vera Zvonareva on Centre Court, the Williams sisters were still on course to meet in the semi-finals.Venus had been just as
10-man Brazil into football quarter-finals

Aug 2, 2012

LONDON - Brazil saw Porto star Alex Sandro sent-off but still overpowered New Zealand 3-0 at Newcastle's St James' Park to ease intothe quarter-finals of the men's Olympic football tournament on Wednesday.By the time he was dismissed for a second bookable offence, after a yellow card for diving following one for an earlier foul, Internacional strikerLeandro Damiao had sent the South Americans on t
North Korean Rim wins women's -69kg weightlifting

Aug 2, 2012

Rim Jong Sim (Yonhap News)LONDON - North Korea's Rim Jong Sim relied on her superior clean and jerk to win the women's -69kg class on Wednesday, the reclusive nation's third Olympic gold of the weighlifting competition.Rim, 19, recorded a combined total of 261kg after snatching 115kg and registering a best in the clean and jerk of 146kg.Romanian Roxana Cocos took silver with a total of 256kg (113,
S. Korea halfway past gold medal target after doubling total

Aug 2, 2012

LONDON -- South Korea doubled its gold medal total Wednesday, picking up three Olympic titles to shoot up to six gold medals at the start of the new month in London.The country is now halfway past its stated goal of winning at least 10 gold medals for its third straight top-10 finish in the medal table.Teenage shooter Kim Jang-mi got the ball rolling, taking the women's 25-meter pistol. As the wor
N. Korean audience gets extensive London Olympics coverage on TV

Aug 2, 2012

LONDON -- North Koreans are receiving substantial television coverage of the London Olympics as their athletes are off to a strong start in the medal race, officials said Wednesday.Ri Kwang-chol, head of the press delegation from the North's Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee, said Pyongyang is caught up in Olympic fever."People back home are excited about our athletes' great performances
S. Korea grabs gold, bronze in fencing

Aug 2, 2012

South Korean sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon cheers after receiving the gold medal at the award ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)Female sabre fencer Kim Ji-yeon captured the gold medal for South Korea's third gold medal Wednesday at the London Olympics.Kim beat Sofya Velikaya of Russia 15-9 to become the country's first Olympic sabre champion, male or female.South Korean sabre fencer K
S. Korea to face Britain in men's football quarters

Aug 2, 2012

South Korea`s Park Chu-young takes a shot during the final Group B contest against Gabong on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium, London. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea will face host Britain in the quarterfinals of the men's football tournament at the London Olympics, after a scoreless draw against Gabon Wednesday placed it among the final eight.In the last Group B contest at Wembley Stad
Judoka Song Dae-nam wins gold in men's under-90㎏ category

Aug 2, 2012

Judoka Song Dae-nam won gold in the men's under-90kg category Wednesday at the London Olympics.At ExCeL Arena, the 15th-ranked Song beat Cuba's Asley Gonzalez, No. 4 in the world, for his first Olympic title. It was South Korea's fifth gold medal in London and the second of the day, after shooter Kim Jang-mi captured the women's 25-meter pistol gold medal. Judoka Song Dae-nam celebrates winning go