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2023 Sports Top 10 News Stories

It's been a year for the history books, with the LG Twins back at the top of the KBO while the national team stumbled at the WBC. Korea's Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in continued to shine in Europe. And the Asian Games made its return, one year late.

2023-12-29

Continental sport returns to Hangzhou as Asian Para Games begins Sunday

The fourth-ever Asian Para Games is set to officially begin in Hangzhou, China on Sunday with an opening ceremony to mark the start of the week-long 22-sport event.

2023-10-19

[THINK ENGLISH] 북한, 아시안게임 축구 8강 탈락 후 심판에게 격렬한 항의

Japan’s 2-1 win over North Korea in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games men’s football tournament ended in disarray Sunday as several North Korean players turned on the referee after the final whistle blew.

2023-10-09

Asian Games ends in gold rush as Korea triumphs on court, pitch and field

Korea ended the Hangzhou Asian Games with a gold rush on Saturday, claiming six gold medals including the highly-coveted football and baseball crowns.

2023-10-08

An Se-young wins Korea's first badminton women's singles title in 29 years

Korea secured three medals in badminton at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday, with An Se-young winning gold and two duos of Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho and Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee claiming silver.

2023-10-07

Korea beat Japan 2-1 to take Asian Games football gold

Korea beat Japan 2-1 in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday, coming from behind to take the gold medal and defend their title for a third consecutive Asiad.

2023-10-07

Korean B-boy Hong 10 wins breaking silver at Hangzhou Asian Games

Korean B-boy Kim Hong-yul, also known as "Hong 10," won the silver medal in the men's breaking competition at the Asian Games debut in China. Outdanced by Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai, Kim narrowly lost by a single vote from the nine-judge panel.

2023-10-07

Korea takes weightlifting gold and silver on final day of Asiad

Korean weightlifters won two medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday, with Park Hye-jeong winning gold and Son Young-hee claiming silver in the same event to end the Asiad with a total of six medals in the sport.

2023-10-07

Seo Chae-hyun takes silver in boulder and lead after canceled final

Korean sport climber Seo Chae-hyun took silver in the women’s bouldering and lead combined event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on a technicality on Saturday after the final was canceled due to rain in Shaoxing, China.

2023-10-07

Korea defend title as Asian Games baseball champions

Korea beat Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games baseball tournament on Saturday, defending their title for a fifth consecutive Asiad.

2023-10-07