Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Table tennis legend Ryu Seung-min to run for Korean Sport & Olympic Committee president

Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) Chairman Ryu Seung-min will resign from his position to run for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC).

2024-09-10

Korea pushes medal count to 30 as Paralympics nears close

Team Korea added four more medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Friday and Saturday to bring their total medal count to 30 a day before the tournament wraps up.

2024-09-08

Korea adds three more bronze medals in table tennis on Wednesday

Team Korea added three more bronze medals in table tennis at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in Paris on Wednesday to bring their total medal count in the sport to eight.

2024-09-05

Korea win 10 medals in first few days of Paris Paralympics

There may have only been three days of action so far at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, but Team Korea have already brought their medal count up to double digits as of press time Sunday.

2024-09-01

Korea crush Germany 3-0 for women's team table tennis bronze

Korea carried their momentum from their women’s doubles win to secure their spot on the podium in two quick singles matches, winning both 3-0.

2024-08-10

Korean men lose 3-0 to China in team table tennis quarterfinals

The Korean men’s table tennis team ended their run at the Paris Olympics after a 3-0 loss to China in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, failing to cut the country’s 12-year medal drought in the event.

2024-08-07

Shin Yu-bin loses women's singles bronze medal match to Hina Hayata of Japan

Korea’s Shin Yu-bin missed out on a medal in the women’s table tennis singles on Saturday, losing 4-2 to Hina Hayata of Japan in the bronze medal match at Paris Arena in Paris.

2024-08-03

Shin Yu-bin to compete for bronze after losing in women's singles semifinals

Korean table tennis player Shin Yu-bin suffered a 4-0 defeat to China's Chen Meng in the women's singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics, dashing Korea's hope for a silver or gold medal.

2024-08-02

Korea exits table tennis men's singles after big 4-0 loss to Brazil

Jang Woo-jin lost to Hugo Calderano 4-0 in their men’s table tennis singles quarterfinal match Thursday, ending the country’s chance to win a medal in the event at the Paris Olympics.

2024-08-01

'I like table tennis more than food': Clip of young Shin Yu-bin goes viral after bronze medal win

A video clip of table tennis player Shin Yu-bin as a child is going viral after the table tennis player’s bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics.

2024-07-31