Kim’s time of 3 minutes and 42.71 seconds, his personal best, came just short of Park’s 2011 record of 3 minutes of 42.04 seconds.
Qatar successfully defended their Asian Cup title on Saturday, beating Jordan in a tumultuous final with a hat-trick of penalties from Akram Afif carrying the hosts to victory at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
Samsung Heavy Industries secured a $3.44 billion contract to build 15 LNG carriers for a shipper rumored to be Qatar's state-run QatarEnergy.
Korea are now just one game away from their seventh Asian Cup final, with only a rematch against group stage rivals Jordan standing between the Taeguk Warriors and a shot at their first Asian title since 1960.
Heart rates spiked on Friday as Korea once again left it until stoppage time to turn things around in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup. The Taeguk Warriors now face Jordan, a team they only just held to a draw, to stay in the competition
Korea's national team regular goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu has been ruled out of the AFC Asian Cup due to an ACL tear, leaving manager Jurgen Klinsmann with the decision of choosing between Jo Hyeon-woo and Song Bum-keun for the upcoming matches.
The Korean national team trains at the Al-Egla training site in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.
Korea and Qatar signed deals amounting to some $4.6 billion during President Yoon Suk Yeol's bilateral summit with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Qatar, the second leg of his two-country trip to the Middle East, for a two-day state visit Tuesday expected to focus on strengthening economic cooperation and elevating bilateral ties.
Under the joint venture, the bakery brand will open stores in 12 Middle Eastern and African countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain, by 2033.
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