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S. Korea wins women’s handball gold for 7th time

South Korea captured its seventh Asian Games gold medal in women’s handball on Thursday. South Korea defeated China 29-23 in the gold medal game at the 18th Asiad at GOR Popki Cibubur in Jakarta. ...

Aug 30, 2018
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‘Approved by mum’ - Unified Korea trounce Taiwan to reach Asian hoops final

JAKARTA (AFP) -- A joint Korean women’s basketball team slammed Taiwan 89-66 to reach the Asian Games final on Thursday, helped by Las Vegas razzmatazz and some good, old, northern grit. Roared on ...

Aug 30, 2018
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S. Korea falls to Iran 80-68 in men’s basketball semis

South Korea failed to reach the men’s basketball final of the 18th Asian Games after suffering an 80-68 loss to Iran on Thursday. Naturalized player Ricardo Ratliffe, whose Korean name is Ra Gun-ah...

Aug 30, 2018
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An Chang-rim settles for silver in men’s judo

An Chang-rim gave South Korea its fifth judo medal of the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, taking home silver in the men‘s under-73 kilogram event. An, world No. 7, lost to his nemesis from Japan, Sho...

Aug 30, 2018
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South Korea's Lee Ju-mi wins gold in track cycling

South Korean cyclist Lee Ju-mi won gold in the women‘s individual pursuit event at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country its third gold from the track. Lee defeated Wang Hong of Chin...

Aug 30, 2018
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S. Korea beats Japan to keep baseball ‘three-peat’ hope alive

South Korea defeated Japan 5-1 in a key baseball game on Thursday that kept alive the hope of a third straight Asian Games gold. South Korea launched three solo home runs and pounded out 14 hits in...

Aug 30, 2018
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Korea wins 4 medals on Day 1 of judo

JAKARTA -- South Korea collected four medals out of four weight divisions on the first day of judo events at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday, led by gold medals from a pair of Olympic runners-up. ...

Aug 29, 2018
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Korea beat Vietnam 3-1 to reach men's football final

CIBINONG, Indonesia -- South Korea defeated Vietnam 3-1 to reach the men's football final at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee Seung-woo grabbed a brace at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south ...

Aug 29, 2018
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Korea wins paragliding gold in women's team cross country

PUNCAK, Indonesia -- South Korean paragliders topped the women's team cross country event at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday to claim their first gold medal. The team of Baek Jin-hee, Jang Woo-you...

Aug 29, 2018
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Korea's Kim Jin-woong wins gold in men's soft tennis singles

JAKARTA -- South Korea's Kim Jin-woong won a gold medal in the men's soft tennis singles at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Kim beat Alexander Elbert Sie of Indonesia 4-2 (5-3, 8-6, 6-8, 4-1, 3-6...

Aug 29, 2018
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Korea takes team silver in men's table

South Korea settled for silver in the men's table tennis team event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday. South Korea was blanked by China 3-0 in the men's table tennis team final match at Jakarta Int...

Aug 29, 2018
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S. Korea wins gold in women's team pursuit track cycling

South Korea won a gold medal in the women's team pursuit track cycling event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday. The team of Na Ah-reum, Kim You-ri, Kim Hyun-ji and Lee Ju-mi topped the competition ...

Aug 28, 2018
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Even with 3 gold medals, S. Korean cyclist hungry for more

South Korean cyclist Na Ah-reum said Tuesday she wants to make history by winning her fourth gold at the 18th Asian Games. Na claimed her third gold medal at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 after topping the...

Aug 28, 2018
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S. Korea fall 2-1 to Japan in women's football semifinals

South Korea, using a 4-1-4-1 formation, surrendered an opening goal to Japan five minutes after kickoff. Yuika Sugasawa penetrated South Korea's backline and found the net with her right foot. South...

Aug 28, 2018
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S. Korean cyclist Lee Hye-jin wins silver in women's keirin

South Korean cyclist Lee Hye-rin won a silver medal in the women's keirin event at the 18th Asian Games on Tuesday. Lee finished 0.024 second behind Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong to take silver in the wo...

Aug 28, 2018
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