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[Asian Games] S. Korea takes badminton silver in men's doubles

Sept 28, 2014

INCHEON (Yonhap) -- South Korea's badminton duo of Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Asian Games on Sunday.The Indonesian team of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan thrashed the world's No. 1 team of Lee and Yoo 2-1 (16-21, 21-16, 21-17) at Gyeyang Gymnasium in South Korea's western port city of Incheon.South Korea lost a chance to win its first Asiad gold in the men's doubles in 12 years.
[Asian Games] S. Korean Park Gyeol wins gold in women's individual golf

Sept 28, 2014

Park Gyeol of South Korea on Sunday captured the individual gold medal in women's golf at the ongoing Asian Games. Park shot a four-round total of 19-under 269 at the par-72 Dream Park Country Club in Incheon, becoming the third straight South Korean champion of the event. The 18-year-old beat Budsabakon Sukapan of Thailand by two strokes. Another Thai, Supamas Sangchan earned the bronze at 14-under. South Korea conceded the women's team gold medal to Thailand as its Asiad winning streak w
[Asian Games] Record-breaking N. Korean lifter Kim Un-ju feels S. Koreans' warm hearts

Sept 28, 2014

North Korean gold-medal winning weightlifter Kim Un-ju said Sunday that she felt the warm-heartedness of South Koreans who encouraged Kim during her record-breaking quest at the Incheon Asian Games. In the women's under-75㎏ weightlifting on Thursday, Kim lifted 128㎏ in the snatch and then hoisted a world record of 164㎏ in the clean and jerk for a total of 292㎏ -- a new Asian Games record. She is one of the four North Korean gold medal winners in weightlifting at this year's Asiad and also be
[Asian Games] S. Korea wins bowling gold, bronze in women's trios event

Sept 28, 2014

South Korea captured the gold and the bronze in the women's trios bowling event at the Asian Games on Sunday, bringing home the country's second gold from the sport. The squad of Lee Na-young, Jung Da-wun and Son Yun-hee combined for 3,896 points to defeat the Singaporean team of Cherie Tan, New Hui Fen and Jazreel Tan by a margin of 143 points at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium in the city of Anyang, just south of the South Korean capital of Seoul. Another South Korean team of Lee Yeong-seung, Jeon
[Asian Games] S. Korea wins 1 gold, 1 bronze in team recurve archery

Sept 28, 2014

South Korea picked up a gold medal and a bronze medal in team recurve archery at the Asian Games on Sunday. In the women's recurve final, Jung Dasomi, Chang Hye-jin and Lee Tuk-young cruised to a comfortable 6-0 win over China in the set score to add another gold to the country's already extensive medal collection in the sport. The Chinese archers were Cheng Ming, Xu Jing and Zhu Jueman. From the get go, China put up a feeble defense against the stalwart South Koreans, shooting a 7 and an 8
[Asian Games] Women's sepaktakraw: 9-year-old South Korean supports Indonesian team

Sept 28, 2014

Among the supporters who came for Indonesian women's team in today's semifinal match against Myanmar, there was one young boy spotted holding a pair of cheering baloons and shouted very loudly for Indonesia. Heo Jae-hoon, 9-year-old boy from Incheon, came to support Indonesian women's team today at Bucheon Gymnasium. The match was held between indonesia and Myanmar and the Myanmar supporters were very enthusiastic, energetic, loud, and came in a large group of people; meanwhile Indonesia only ha
[Asian Games] Men's football: Locals send cheers to foreign teams

Sept 28, 2014

The 2014 Incheon Asian Games is a festival for 45 different countries across the continent. Athletes and players from all except the host nation, South Korea, must wrestle with jetlag, unfamiliar weather, new foods, language barriers and even nostalgia.But here at the Goyang Stadium during men's football quarterfinals match between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan on Friday stood locals ready to solace the foreign athletes. S-OIL workers support the Saudi Arabian team. Supporters for the Uzbekistan t
[Asian Games] Asiad medal standings

Sept 28, 2014

Asiad medal standingsThe medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Asian Games as of Saturday: Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 96 58 41 195 2 South Korea 35 42 40 117 3 Japan 32 43 38 113 4 Kazakhstan 9 10 18 37 5 North Korea 8 8 9 25 6 Ira
[Asian Games] Southeast Asia makes strong showing in sailing

Sept 26, 2014

The Asian Games has been known as China's, South Korea's and Japan’s festival for a very long time because the three countries always have ranked first, second and third in the medal tables.Since the New Delhi 1982 Asian Games, China, Japan, and South Korea have placed as the top three in all the Asian Games held, with just the order of those three teams varying every four years. In many sports the three countries have been outstanding.But sailing in Incheon 2014 is an exception.First of all in
[Asian Games] Shouts of friendship between South Korea and Saudi Arabia embrace Asia

Sept 26, 2014

S-OIL employees root for Saudi Arabian soccer players in Final 16 at Incheon Asian GamesSaudi Arabian cheering squad rooted for Saudi Arabian players at the soccer competition between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan in the Final 16 at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Goyang Sports Complex on Sept. 26.Saudi Arabia defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 to advance into Final 8. On that day, the cheering squad including Saudi Arabians residing in Korea, ordinary citizens and S-OIL employees waved the Saudi Arabia’
[Asian Games] S. Korean women set world record in compound archery team event

Sept 25, 2014

South Korea set a world record in the women's compound archery team event on Thursday at the Asian Games.South Korea scored 238 points out of a possible 240 in the team's quarterfinals win over Laos, which managed only 215 points.The competition took place at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field in Incheon. The South Korean archers were Seok Ji-hyun, Choi Bo-min and Kim Yun-hee.They bettered the previous record held by the United States, whose archers shot 236 points in 2011. The compound event beca
[Asian Games] Pride of Thailand shines bright in Incheon

Sept 25, 2014

Thailand has sent 517 athletes along with 184 team officials totaling 701 delegates to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. But that does not account for the fans that come to South Korea of their own accord to cheer on their country’s athletes.Ten friends who have ventured to South Korea, shared they have spent their own money to come all the way here to witness and support their country’s athletes as they compete in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.The friends travel every day to cheer on their fellow co
[Asian Games] Korea wins team gold in men's 25ｍ rapid fire pistol

Sept 24, 2014

South Korea clinched another shooting gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday, this time in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol.The trio of Jang Dae-kyu, Kim Jun-hong and Song Jong-ho combined for 1,747 points for gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in South Korea's western port city of Incheon. The golden victory came minutes after the female squad claimed the top podium finish in the 50ｍ rifle prone.China's Li Yuehong, Hu Haozhe and Zhang Jian won silver with1,746 points, followed by
[Asian Games] South Korea wins 1 gold, 1 bronze in women's 50ｍ rifle prone

Sept 24, 2014

South Korea grabbed a team gold and an individual bronze in the women's 50-meter rifle prone event at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The trio of Na Yoon-kyung, Eum Bit-na, and Jeong Mi-ra put together 1855.5 points to take the gold medal at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in the country's western port city of Incheon, achieving their second consecutive Asiad victory in this event. (Yonhap) China took silver with 1854.1 points, and the Malaysian team got an aggregate 1853.6 points for br
[Asian Games] Korea shocks China to win men's badminton team gold

Sept 24, 2014

South Korea upset China to take the gold medal in the men's badminton team event on Tuesday at the Asian Games.South Korea defeated China 3-2 in the team competition at Gyeyang Gymnasium that involved three singles matches and two doubles matches.China had won the two previous Asian Games gold medals in the men's team competition.South Korean team players and staff react after beating China in men's badminton team event on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Son Wan-ho defeated Chen Long in the opening singles mat