MOSCOW -- Russia's top Olympic official says he expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month's games in Rio. The International Olympic Committee is examining the legal options following a report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren that accused Russia's sports ministry of overseeing doping of the country's Olympic athletes. Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov says "the issue will be finally resolved by t

South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has captured two medals at an International Federation of Gymnastics competition in Russia, her final tune-up for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games.Son won the silver medal in hoop and took the bronze medal in ribbon at the FIG World Cup in Kazan, Russia, on Saturday. She has claimed at least one medal at each of the six World Cups she has competed in this season.In hoop, Son finished second with 18.600 points, 0.100 point above the individual all-around

The national Olympic body said Friday it will decide on the Summer Games status of banned swimmer Park Tae-hwan after the top sports tribunal hands down its ruling later in the day.At a board of directors meeting, the Korean Olympic Committee said it will wait until the Court of Arbitration for Sport rules on Park's earlier appeal before determining the swimmer's fate for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games.Park, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m freestyle, has filed an appeal at the CAS ov

The world's top sports tribunal announced Wednesday South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal against an Olympic ban over doping.It's the first official declaration by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding Park's legal battle against the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC). The 2008 Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle already revealed last month that he'd filed his appeal in April.A KOC rule prohibits an athlete from representing the country for three years after the end

As a teenager growing up in China with an interest in sport shooting, Jang Geum-young likely didn't imagine herself representing South Korea at the Olympics.Yet it's exactly what she'll do in August in Rio de Janeiro, where Jang, now 36 with Korean citizenship, will make her Olympic debut in the women's 50m rifle three positions."I will try my best to win the gold medal," Jang told Yonhap News Agency Thursday at Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, about 90

The top national sports body decided Thursday to keep its Summer Games ban on swimmer Park Tae-hwan, dealing what may be the final blow to his fading Olympic hopes.In a board of directors meeting, the Korean Olympic Committee said it wouldn't amend its rule blocking Park from competing in this year's Rio de Janeiro Summer Games because of his doping history.The KOC bans athletes who've served doping suspensions from representing the country for three years, starting on the day that their suspens

Veteran defender Hong Jeong-ho will not be made available by his German club for South Korea at this year's Summer Olympics, an official from the national football federation said Wednesday.The official said that FC Augsburg recently sent a letter to the Korea Football Association that they will not release Hong, 26, for the Rio de Janeiro Games in August. South Korea have been paired with Germany, Fiji and Mexico in Group C at the quadrennial event."In late May, Augsburg sent a letter that they

The organizing committee of the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Sunday that its has launched a cybersecurity panel to guard against possible hacking attacks.      The committee said it appointed civilian experts in the cybersecurity field late last week as well as officials from the science and ICT, culture and interior ministries as well as the police so it can guard against and respond effectively to Internet-based threats.   PyeongChang, located 182 kilometers east of Seoul in the m

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan on Wednesday postponed a meeting with the national Olympic body over his Summer Games ban.An official with the Korean Olympic Committee said Park's camp asked to put off the meeting indefinitely. The official didn't disclose any specific reason from the swimmer and only said Park's side would get back to the KOC later to reschedule the talks.Park and his representatives were scheduled to meet with the KOC's Secretary-General Cho Young-ho at 10 a.m. Wednesday at

The mascot for 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is likely to be unveiled in June after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting, an official from the event's organizing committee said Friday. The official, who asked not to be named, said that the mascot for South Korea's first ever Winter Games will be determined at the IOC's Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, which runs from June 1-3. Lee Hee-beom, newly elected president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2