Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun took the mixed doubles silver medal in badminton at the Paris Olympics on Friday, following a loss to the world’s top-ranked pair from China. Kim and Jeong lost to Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong 2-0 (21-8, 21-11) in the gold medal match at La Chapelle Arena in Paris. Though Kim … Read more
Kim Ha-yun earned a bronze medal in women’s judo at the Paris Olympics on Friday, after battling her way through the repechage. Kim, world No. 4 in the women’s +78 kilograms, defeated third-ranked Kayra Ozdemir of Turkiye in the bronze medal contest at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. Kim had earlier lost in the quarterfinals but … Read more
South Korea captured its third archery gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Friday, going a perfect 3-for-3 so far with two more medal events remaining in the sport it has long dominated. A day after getting shut out of medals, South Korea also collected medals in judo and badminton on Friday. In archery, Kim … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has highlighted that he brought back home some people held in North Korea during his presidency, as public attention shifted to a landmark prisoner swap deal that saw the release of 16 people from Russian captivity this week. In an interview with Fox Business on Thursday, Trump called the deal … Read more
Cynics may say there is no such thing as teamwork in archery team events. Archers just have to go up there and shoot their arrows when their turn comes up, right? Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyeon may beg to differ, especially after they pushed and pulled each other on their way to the gold medal … Read more
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has officially earned the necessary number of delegate votes in a virtual voting process to become the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer for the Nov. 5 presidential election, the party’s national committee chief said Friday. Just a day after online voting kicked off, Harris received more than a majority of votes from … Read more