South Korea claimed the gold medal from table tennis for the first time in 21 years at the Asian Games on Monday, winning the first all-Korean final at the 19th edition of the continental event in China.Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin, the world No. 1 wom…
Read More(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korea wins 1st gold from table tennis in 21 yrs
South Korea claimed the gold medal from table tennis for the first time in 21 years at the Asian Games on Monday, winning the first all-Korean final at the 19th edition of the continental event in China.Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin, the world No. 1 wom…
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea falls to Chinese Taipei for 1st loss in baseball
South Korea lost to Chinese Taipei 4-0 for its first defeat in the Asian Games baseball tournament in China on Monday, as its bid for the fourth consecutive gold medal took an early stumble.South Korea managed just four hits against Chinese Taipei sta…
Read More(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korea falls to Chinese Taipei for 1st loss in baseball
South Korea lost to Chinese Taipei 4-0 for its first defeat in the Asian Games baseball tournament in China on Monday, as its bid for the fourth consecutive gold medal took an early stumble.South Korea managed just four hits against Chinese Taipei sta…
Read More(Asiad) Baseball manager blames loss to Chinese Taipei on cold bats
South Korea baseball manager Ryu Joong-il held his team’s ice cold bats accountable for the deflating, 4-0 loss to Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games tournament Monday.South Korea managed only four hits against Chinese Taipei starter Lin Yu-Min, a mino…
Read More(Asiad) Baseball player says gold medal bid not over after loss to Chinese Taipei
One preliminary round loss at the Asian Games, even a disheartening one at that, wasn’t enough to take inner Yogi Berra out of South Korean infielder Roh Si-hwan.South Korea suffered a 4-0 loss to Chinese Taipei in the teams’ second Group B game at Sh…
Read More(Asiad) From table tennis prodigy to gold medalist, Shin Yu-bin eyes Paris
At the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, then 17-year-old Shin Yu-bin was at the center of the media spotlight and called a “table tennis prodigy.”Despite the attention, she ended her Olympic debut empty-handed, leaving Japan without a medal.Over the two …
Read More(Asiad) S. Korea beats N. Korea for table tennis gold; silver from roller skating, canoe, kurash
South Korea toppled North Korea to end a long gold medal drought in Asian Games table tennis Monday, while also picking up silver medals in roller skating and canoe.Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee of South Korea defeated Cha Su-yong and Pak Su-gyong of No…
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