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(Olympics) Retiring short tracker wants to end career on high note

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy had decided Beijing 2022 would be his last Winter Olympics, long before traveling to the Chinese capital.And with the start of his third Winter Games just aro
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(Olympics) S. Korea switches flag bearer for opening ceremony

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea switched one of its flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday, four days before the event.The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced female short tr
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S. Korea coach wants to secure World Cup berth 'as soon as possible'

DUBAI, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- With his team on the verge of an early qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, South Korea head coach Paulo Bento said Monday he wants to get the job done "as soon as possible."South Korea will take on Syria
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(Olympics) Short track champion Choi Min-jeong trying to stay above fray on ice

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Often a picture of calm, South Korean short track champion Choi Min-jeong is bothered by very few things. Even the prospect of dirty play by handsy opponents can't faze the two-time Olympic gold medalist from 2018.The
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(Olympics) S. Korean short tracker approaches 2nd Olympics with single-minded focus

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon is so locked in on his pursuit of an Olympic medal in Beijing that he has lost track of time.Following the team's first training session at Capital Indoor Stadium i
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(Olympics) S. Korea's main athletic delegation departs for Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoINCHEON, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The main South Korean athletic delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics departed for the Chinese capital Monday, hoping to inspire the nation gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic with performances on sn
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S. Korea coach 'pleased' for players after shock victory at Women's Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Following South Korea's stunning 1-0 victory over Australia at the top Asian women's football competition Sunday, head coach Colin Bell said he was "pleased" for his players that their hard
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S. Korea stun Australia, qualify for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, thanks to a shocking victory over Australia at the top Asian tournament Sunday in India.Ji So-yun's thunderous 87th-minute strike gave Sou
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Son Heung-min with muscle injury suggests return to ground

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- English Premier League(EPL) Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min, who is taking a rest due to a leg injury, suggested that he will soon return to the ground. The captain
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EPL Wolverhampton signs K-League winger Jeong Sang-bin

SEOUL, Jan. 29(Yonhap) -- Wolverhampton Wanderers of the English Premier League (EPL), where S. Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan belongs to, has signed S. Korean international winger Jeong Sang-bin(20) f
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Minister to seek ways to get China's tacit ban on Korean content lifted at Beijing Olympics

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Hwang Hee said he will seek ways to persuade China to lift its tacit ban on South Korean content as he is set to lead the Korean government delegation at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olym
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Reigning Olympic snowboarding silver medalist eyes gold in Beijing

HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- By winning silver in the men's parallel giant slalom race in alpine snowboarding four years ago at PyeongChang 2018, Lee Sang-ho made history as the first Olympic medalist from South Korea in a skiing
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PyeongChang speed skating medalist out to prove himself in Beijing

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Competing in his first Winter Olympics as a teenager in 2018, speed skater Kim Min-seok came out of nowhere to grab two medals on the oval.With a bronze in the men's 1,500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Games, Kim, th
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Short tracker, speed skater named S. Korean flag bearers at Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Veteran short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy and two-time Olympic speed skater Kim Min-sun will be South Korea's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.The Korean Sport & Olymp
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(LEAD) S. Korea defeat Lebanon to move closer to World Cup berth

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest results in paras 3-6)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea beat Lebanon 1-0 in their latest World Cup qualifying match on Thursday, moving a step closer to securing their 10th straight trip to the sport's
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S. Korea to face Australia in Women's Asian Cup quarterfinals

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face Australia in their first knockout match at the top Asian women's football tournament on Sunday.South Korea finished runners-up in Group C following a 1-1 draw with Japan at the Asian F
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S. Korea coach happy with players' 'performance and attitude' in World Cup qualifying win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Though South Korea managed just one goal against Lebanon in their latest World Cup qualifying victory, head coach Paulo Bento still liked what he saw from his starting XI."It was a fair victory. We contro
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(LEAD) Two-pronged attack for S. Korea shows promise in World Cup qualifying win

(ATTN: ADDS player's comments in paras 10-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- With their longtime captain and attacking force Son Heung-min sidelined with an injury, South Korea looked elsewhere for offense against Lebanon in their latest
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Two-pronged attack for S. Korea shows promise in World Cup qualifying win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- With their longtime captain and attacking force Son Heung-min sidelined with an injury, South Korea looked elsewhere for offense against Lebanon in their latest World Cup qualifying match on Thursday.And they f
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S. Korea defeat Lebanon to move closer to World Cup berth

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea beat Lebanon 1-0 in their latest World Cup qualifying match on Thursday, moving a step closer to securing their 10th straight trip to the sport's showpiece event.Starting forward Cho Gue-sung sc