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Korean archers take bronze in women's compound

Korea finished third in the women’s compound team contest at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday, outshooting Indonesia in the bronze-medal match to win the national team's third medal in the sport.

2023-10-05

Japan super round clash could be do or die for Korean baseball team

Defending baseball champions Korea will face medal favorites Japan on Thursday in a super-round game where a loss would make it seriously difficult for either team to qualify for the final round at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

2023-10-04

Korean kabaddi's semifinal hopes diminish with crushing defeats

Both the Korean men's and women's kabaddi teams suffered losses on Tuesday at the Hangzhou Asian Games, making it unlikely for either team to advance to the semifinals. The men's team lost to Pakistan 56-21 and the women's team to India 56-23.

2023-10-03

South Korea snatches weightlifting bronze in men’s 67 kilograms

South Korea's Lee Sang-yeon scored a total 317 points, coming behind China’s Chen Lijun and North Korea’s Ri Won-ju who took gold and silver with 321 and 320 points, respectively.

2023-10-01

Korea men's handball defeats Iran 25-24 but leave empty-handed

The Korean men's handball team defeated Iran 25-24 on Sunday, but their earlier loss to Kuwait knocked them out of medal contention.

2023-10-01

Kim Woo-min nabs third gold as Korea closes out pool strong

Korea closed out its final day in the pool with four medals — one gold, two silver and one bronze — ending its swimming schedule with 22 total medals in the sport in Hangzhou, China on Friday.

2023-09-29

South comes behind North to take bronze in floor exercise

Lim Su-min’s bronze-medal finish closed out South Korea’s artistic gymnastics schedule at this year’s Asian Games. South Korea ended with two medals, one gold and one bronze, both in floor exercise.

2023-09-29

Go pro Shin Jin-seo takes bronze in men's individual competition

Korean Go pro Shin Jin-seo took bronze in the men’s individual competition, defeating Japan’s Ryo Ichiriki 2-0 in his final match at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday.

2023-09-28

Lee Da-bin takes silver in Korea's last taekwondo match at Games

Lee’s second-place finish ended Korea’s schedule in the sport at this year’s Asian Games. Korea ended the taekwondo tournament with five gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

2023-09-28

Korean gymnast Kim Han-sol leaps to gold in men’s floor

Defending champion Kim’s gold-medal finish in the men’s floor exercise contest marked Korea’s first gymnastics medal at this year’s Asian Games.

2023-09-28