South Korea sent two shooters to the women’s 25-meter pistol event at the Paris Olympics, though it didn’t always feel like it. Kim Ye-ji, after winning silver in the 10m air pistol, emerged as an overnight sensation on social media in the days leading up to the 25m pistol competition, her main event. The video … Read more
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), won additional primaries in North Jeolla Province on Saturday as he seeks to secure a second term. During the primary in North Jeolla Province, Lee won 84.79 percent of the combined ballots cast by registered party members, followed by former Interior Minister Kim … Read more
World No. 1 An Se-young advanced to the semifinals of the women’s singles badminton event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after knocking off her longtime rival from Japan. An, the 2023 world champion, defeated Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 (15-21, 21-17, 21-8) in the quarterfinals at La Chapelle Arena in Paris. Yamaguchi was in control of … Read more
South Korea assured itself of both the gold and silver medals in the women’s archery individual event Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Teammates Lim Si-hyeon and Nam Su-hyeon advanced to the final scheduled for later Saturday at Invalides in Paris. A third South Korean archer, Jeon Hun-young, will face Lisa Barbelin of France in the … Read more
South Korea assured itself of both the gold and silver medals in the women’s archery individual event Saturday at the Paris Olympics. Teammates Lim Si-hyeon and Nam Su-hyeon advanced to the final scheduled for later Saturday at Invalides in Paris. A third South Korean archer, Jeon Hun-young, lost to Lisa Barbelin of France 6-4 in … Read more
Shin Yu-bin finished fourth in the women’s singles at the Paris Olympic table tennis tournament Saturday, falling short of her second medal in France after losing to Hina Hayata of Japan in the bronze medal match. Shin, world No. 8, won the first game against fifth-ranked Hayata before going down 4-2 (9-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-7, … Read more