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[Asian Games] Korea wraps up judo with mixed results

Sept 24, 2014

(Yonhap)As the judo competition at the Incheon Asian Games ended Tuesday, South Korean judokas left with different expressions on their faces.Among the four golds the squad acquired in the individual events at the Asiad, three were claimed by female fighters, while only one male judoka, Kim Jae-bum, won a gold.Jeong Gyeong-mi, the eldest on the women's team, topped the women's under 78-kilogram class to become the first South Korean woman fighter to defend her Asiad title. Kim Seong-yeon and Jou
[Asian Games] Chinese Taipei's Lin Tzu Chi breaks world records in women's 63㎏ weightlifting

Sept 23, 2014

Two more world records were set in weightlifting at the Asian Games on Tuesday as lifters from China and Chinese Taipei continued to flex their muscles on the way to the podium. Lin Tzu Chi of Chinese Taipei broke world records in the clean and jerk and the total weight to win the gold medal in the women's63㎏ on Tuesday. She hoisted 145㎏ for the clean and jerk record and had a total of 261㎏, 4㎏ above the previous record. Lin broke the total world record twice on Tuesday, first reaching 259㎏
[Asian Games] Typhoon feared to cause rainouts at Asian Games

Sept 23, 2014

Some outdoor events at the Asian Games may be rained out later this week as a powerful typhoon is approaching South Korea, organizers said Tuesday. Typhoon Fung-Wong, packing winds of up to 14 meters per second, is expected to bring up to 60 millimeters of rain Wednesday to this western port city where the Asiad is held, according to local weather officials. "The organizing committee plans to run events in accordance with international regulations governing (weather-related delays)," said a
[Asian Games] South Korea gets two bronze medals in gymnastics

Sept 23, 2014

South Korean gymnasts Lee Sang-wook and Yun Na-rae won bronze medals in the men's and women's individual all-around finals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Lee scored a total of 87.200 points from the floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, giving South Korea its first Asiad medal in the men's individual all-around in 12 years. Yuya Kamoto and Masayoshi Yamamoto, both of Japan, took the gold and silver. Kamoto scored 87.950 points and Yamamoto earned87.500
[Asian Games] Park Tae-hwan wins third swimming bronze at Asiad

Sept 23, 2014

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle race on Tuesday. Park finished the race in 3:48.33, falling behind Sun Yang of China and Kosuke Hagino of Japan. Park came up short of winning his third straight Asian Games gold in this distance. Sun won his first gold medal in Incheon with 3:43.23, and Hagino finished second with 3:44.48. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan races in the men`s 400-meter freestyle race at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tue
[Asian Games] South Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold

Sept 23, 2014

South Korea defeated Japan for the gold medal in the men's epee fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The squad of Jung Jin-sun, Park Kyoung-doo, Park Sang-young and Kweon Young-jun defeated the Japanese side of Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada and Keisuke Sakamoto 25-21, giving South Korea its third straight Asiad gold in the team events. Team Korea holds out gold medals after the men's epee fencing match with Japan at the Asian Games on Tuesday. (Yonhap) Three fencers from each s
[Asian Games] South Korea beats China for gold in women's sabre team event

Sept 23, 2014

South Korea defeated China for the gold medal in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The team of Kim Ji-yeon, Lee Ra-jin and Yoon Ji-su beat the Chinese squad of Shen Chen, Yu Xinting, Qian Jiarui and Li Fei 45-41. Team Korea bites gold medals after defeating China in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Asian Games in Incheon on Tuesday.(Yonhap) Three fencers from each side take the piste in the team competition, but teams can each use up to one substi
[Asian Games] Hong Kong’s women blossom as professional athletes

Sept 23, 2014

The Hong Kong women's indoor volleyball team has overcome unfavorable circumstances to participate in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The team suffered three consecutive losses (0-3 to Chinese Taipei, 1-3 to Kazakhstan and 0-3 to China) so far in the Group B preliminary round. However, it would be difficult to blame the team even if they happen to return home without qualifying for the quarterfinals, since the team is made up of career women and students who enjoy playing volleyball on the side. F
[Asian Games] Men's artistic gymnastics: Japan dethrones China in individual all-around finals

Sept 23, 2014

Japan took down China's four-decade-long reign in men's artistic gymnastics, by sweeping the gold and silver medal in the individual all-around finals at the Namdong Gymnasium on Tuesday. This is Japan's first gold in the event in 40 years, after Kazuo Horide's gold medal in the 1974 Tehran Asian Games. By winning the all-around finals, Japan's Yuya Kamoto achieved a double crown in men's gymnastics. Masayoshi Yamamoto added another silver medal for Japan, and South Korea's team captain Lee Sang
[Asian Games] Park Tae-hwan reaches 400ｍ freestyle final

Sept 23, 2014

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan cruised into the final of the men's 400-meter freestyle on Tuesday at the Asian Games.Park finished second in Heat 3 and third overall among eight qualifiers with a time of 3:53.80, while Sun Yang of China, the2012 Olympic champ in the 400ｍ free, won the heat with the top qualifying time of 3:51.17.They raced next to each other in the same heat, with Park in the fifth lane and Sun in the fourth lane. (Yonhap)Kosuke Hagino of Japan won Heat 2 with 3:52.24 and fi
[Asian Games] Asiad organizers sponsor mud flat photo exhibit

Sept 22, 2014

The organizing committee of the ongoing Asian Games in Incheon said Monday it is sponsoring a photo exhibition that explores the raw beauty of the port city's mud flats."Incheon with Mysterious Tidal Flats" displays 55 photos of the city's iconic mud flats, which were designated to be "of international importance" by the Ramsar Convention in July.The exhibition kicked off at the Namdong Sorae Arts Hall in the southern part of the city on Sept. 15 for a 21-day run. The dates were set to coincide
[Asian Games] South Korea wins gold in women's 25-meter pistol team event

Sept 22, 2014

The South Korean female team won gold in the 25-meter pistol event at the Asian Games, edging out its rival China by one point.The team of Kim Jang-mi, Lee Jung-eun and Kwak Jung-hye claimed the first podium finish with 1,748 points, defeating China that took 1,747 points. India scored 1,729 for bronze.It is South Korea's first team gold in the women's shooting at the Asiad underway in the country's western city of Incheon, and the second medal of the day. Hours earlier, their colleagues grabbed
[Asian Games] China gets world record back in women's 10ｍ air rifle after ruling reversal

Sept 22, 2014

After referees' reversal of their earlier decision to disqualify one of its athletes, the Chinese women's shooting team regained its world record and the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle event at the Asian Games on Monday.The Chinese trio of Yi Siling, Zhang Binbin and Wu Liuxi combined for 1253.8 points to win the team gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, breaking the previous world record set by their own teammates last year by 0.1 point.It is the first world record from shooting
[Asian Games] Results of major events

Sept 22, 2014

Saudi Arabia advances to men's football round of 16 Saudi Arabia defeated Malaysia 3-0 to win a ticket to the next 16-team round in the men's football.In the 32nd minute, Mohd Zami Muhammad Zubir Bin of Malaysia was sent off for two yellow cards. Shortly after Malaysia changed goalkeepers, Saudi midfielder Kanabah Majed Omar A found the net to make it 2-0 with a right-footed shot. Saudi Arabia made numerous attempts to break through Malaysia’s defense before forward Alshehri Ahmed Hassan J adde
[Asian Games] China stripped of world record after shooter's disqualification

Sept 22, 2014

The Chinese women's shooting team was stripped of a world record in the 10-meter air rifle event at the Asian Games on Monday after the disqualification of one of its shooters. Initially, the Chinese trio of Yi Siling, Zhang Binbin and Wu Liuxi combined for 1253.8 points to win the team gold at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, breaking the previous world record set by their own teammates last year by 0.1 point.But Zhang later got disqualified for using unauthorized equipment for the event,