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Tearful An Se-young appeals for fan support while staying silent on BKA probe

Badminton star An Se-young called for fans’ support Wednesday as she broke into tears, but declined to comment on the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's ongoing probe into the Badminton Korea Association (BKA).

2024-10-10

An Se-young rebuffs badminton association's request to participate in internal probe

Badminton player An Se-young refused to embrace an investigation by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) into problems she raised such as staff allegedly mishandling her injury, a BKA official said Tuesday.

2024-08-20

Olympian's ex-fiancé accused of romance scam while in relationship

The man told the police that the two made contact through a dating app where Jeon had approached him as a woman. However, at the time Jeon was still in a relationship with Nam Hyun-hee, posing as a man.

2023-11-01

Police pursue arrest warrant for fraudulent ex-lover of Olympian Nam Hyun-hee

According to the police, the arrest warrant request was made on Monday. The action follows a statement by National Police Chief Yoon Hee-keun, in which he pledged a serious investigation into the matter.

2023-10-31

Skating prince Cha Jun-hwan is ready to leave it all on the ice

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan is a man of many names. The most successful male Korean in the sport ever, Cha is the latest skater to earn a royal moniker: The figure skating prince alongside Kim Yuna's queen.

2023-04-20

Korea takes silver in men's 5,000-meter relay

Korea won the men's 5,000-meter relay silver medal at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Wednesday after Park Jang-hyuk, Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon crossed the finish line with a time of 6:41.679.

2022-02-16

Choi Min-jeong takes silver in women's 1,000 meters

Choi Min-jeong won Korea's first silver medal at the 2022 Beijing Games, finishing second in the women's 1,000-meter short track final on Friday.

2022-02-11

Vault gold medalist to undergo investigations for assaulting taxi driver

Shin Jae-hwan, Korea's gold medalist in the Tokyo Games' men’s vault, will undergo a police investigation for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver Wednesday morning.

2021-12-16

[FRONT OFFICE] Ryu Seung-min: The table tennis star that became the face of Korean athleticism

Ryu Seung-min — the table tennis star, Olympic gold medalist, coach, sports administrator and denizen of a handful of international sporting bodies including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) — is used to wearing a lot of different hats.

2020-10-27