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
Research has shown that silver medalists are significantly less happier than bronze medalists at Olympic Games, despite their better performances. That’s based on expectations, because the most easily imagined alternative for silver medal winners is the gold, while that for bronze medalists is not winning any medal. South Korean judoka Kim Min-jong was so determined … Read more
Kim Min-jong won the silver medal in the heaviest weight class in men’s judo at the Paris Olympics on Friday, after falling to French legend Teddy Riner in the final. Kim lost by an ippon (a full point) to Riner in the men’s +100-kilogram final at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. Riner clinched his third Olympic … Read more
Growing up as a badminton prospect with a famous mother, Kim Won-ho always tried hard to create his own identity. And he feels his first Olympic medal, silver in the mixed doubles won in Paris Friday night, could go a long way toward helping him finally move out of his mother’s shadow. Kim is the … Read more
Tom Kim stayed within striking distance after the second round of the men’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Kim, whose Korean given name is Joo-hyung, shot a three-under 68 at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, south of Paris, to reach eight-under for the competition at the halfway mark. He is tied for … Read more