Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the marquee sprint gold to Italy for the first time.Even in a race with no clear favorites, Jacobs was a surprise. He topped America’s Fred Kerl…
TOKYO– South Korea will enter Monday’s action at the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal already locked up in the women’s doubles event in badminton. It’s only a matter of who will take the medal.Two South Korean doubles teams will face each other in t…
TOKYO– By losing to the United States on Saturday night to finish in second place in its group in the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament, South Korea set itself up for a potentially thorny path to the final.But how? Well, it’s complicated.Six teams in …
TOKYO– In leading South Korea to a thrilling five-set victory over Japan in the Tokyo Olympic women’s volleyball tournament Saturday night, captain Kim Yeon-koung also made history.With 30 points, Kim became the first player to record 30 or more point…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message to the women’s sabre fencing team Sunday for winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.The team of four — Kim Ji-yeon, Yoon Ji-su Choi Soo-yeon and Seo Ji-yeon — defeated Italy in the bro…
TOKYO– South Korean Olympic archery champions An San and Kim Je-deok will donate their “Robin Hood” arrows and autographed uniforms to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland, the sport’s national federation said Sunday.The Korea Archery Association (KAA) s…
SEOUL– Vice Unification Minister Choi Young-jun plans to visit the United States next month to coordinate North Korea policy as South Korea seeks dialogue and reconciliation with North Korea after Pyongyang’s restoration of inter-Korean communication …
SAITAMA– South Korean players Im Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo both ended well out of medal contention in the Tokyo Olympic men’s golf tournament on Sunday.Im shot a bogey-free round of three-under 68 on Sunday at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, north…