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Korea comes in second in Guangzhou medal count
Nov 30, 2010
South Korean athletes returned home on November 28 from the 16-day Guangzhou Asian Games, which ended on Nov. 27. The delegation received a warm welcome upon arrival at Incheon International Airport.Korean athletes won a total of 232 medals, including 76 gold medals. South Korea ...

South Korean athletes grab gold in Guangzhou
Nov 22, 2010
South Korean athletes turned in winning performances in a wide variety of sports at the ongoing Guangzhou Asian Games, collecting a record number of medals. (Left: Park Tae-hwan wins gold at the men’s 100-meter freestyle match on Nov. 17 at the Guangzhou Asian Games. Yonhap News)...

Park wins gold at Guangzhou Asian Games
Nov 15, 2010
Park sets a new Asian record in the men's 200-meter freestyle (Photo: Yonhap News) Park  at the award ceremony (Photo: Yonhap News) Swimmer Park Tae-hwan set a new Asian record in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.On November 14...

Yeongam F1 circuit getting international attention
Oct 25, 2010
Racing in the rain at the Yeongam International Circuit (Photo: Yonhap News) Rain hammered down but couldn't stop spectators from enjoying the race (Photo: Yonhap News) A crowd of spectators in the rain (Photo: Yonhap News) An award ceremony...

Pyeongchang to host 2013 Special Olympics
Sep 17, 2010
The city of Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province was officially chosen to hold the 2013 Special Olympics Winter Games on Wednesday, September 15 (Korean time).Well-known public figures from around the globe gathered for the press conference, including California State Governor Arnold ...

Migrant workers hold traditional Korean wrestling match...
Sep 14, 2010
The Ansan Foreign Workers Center and the Ansan Migrant Center will jointly hold a “Borderless Village Ssireum Competition” at the outdoor stage at Wongok-dong in the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi-do on Sept. 19 to celebrate the Chuseok holiday.  Ssireum is a Korean traditio...

Korea takes 3rd place at 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic G...
Aug 27, 2010
The 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore ended its two week run with a grand finale on Thursday, Aug. 26. The first Youth Olympic Games was offered not only to give youth a chance to show their athletic potential but also a place to come together in harmony to experience diverse...

International Triathlon Competition in Songdo Central P...
Aug 27, 2010
Competitors for the 2010 Incheon ITU Triathlon Asian Cup swimming in the canal at Songdo Central Park in Incheon on Sunday (Aug. 22). By Kim Hee-sungKorea.net Staff Writer

Park Tae-hwan wins men's 400m freestyle gold
Aug 23, 2010
Park Tae-hwan (21, Danguk University) won the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California on Friday with a time of 3:44.73. It was his second best result since his victory at the Beijing Olympics (3:41.86), and the fastest time t...

S.Korea third in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Aug 02, 2010
  South Korea finished third in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany after beating Colombia 1-0 on Aug. 1 (Korean time). It is the first time South Korea has won a place at a FIFA event. The team also won the FIFA Fair Play Award. Meanwhile, Germany won th...