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Teen swimming phenom Hwang Sun-woo sees long road ahead before catching idol

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo may have just won his first world championship medal this month, but he doesn't think he is yet on the same level as the one that many consider the greates
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo bows out to Djokovic in 1st round at Wimbledon

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic in the opening round of Wimbledon in London on Monday, battling the 20-time Grand Slam winner for nearly two and a half hours before run
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Swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo satisfied with silver at worlds, eyes gold in future

INCHEON, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo left for the world championships in Hungary earlier this month, hoping to make some noise at the biennial competition.On Monday, the 19-year-old came home with a shiny si
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S. Korean player Lee Hyun-jung goes undrafted in NBA

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean player Lee Hyun-jung has gone undrafted in the world's top basketball league, coming up short in his quest to become the second player from the country to be selected.Lee's name was not amo
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(LEAD) S. Korea finishes 6th in men's relay at swimming worlds with new nat'l record

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 15-19)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Led by teen swimming star Hwang Sun-woo, South Korea has submitted its best-ever relay performance at the swimming world championships.Hwang, the reigning 200m freestyle silv
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S. Korea finishes 6th in men's relay at swimming worlds with new nat'l record

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Led by teen swimming star Hwang Sun-woo, South Korea has submitted its best-ever relay performance at the swimming world championships.Hwang, the reigning 200m freestyle silver medalist, joined Kim Woo-min, Lee
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NBA draft hopeful Lee Hyun-jung likely out for months with foot injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean basketball player Lee Hyun-jung will likely miss months of action due to a foot injury sustained while preparing for the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, his management firm said Thursd
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Hwang Sun-woo sends S. Korea to relay final at swimming worlds for 1st time

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo sent South Korea to the final of a relay event at the world championships for the first time Thursday.Hwang teamed up with Lee Yoo-yeon, Kim Woo-min and Lee Ho-joon for the
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Despite skipping competition, high jumper feels ready for world championships

JEONGSEON, South Korea, June 23 (Yonhap) -- With the world championships about three weeks away, South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok said Thursday he feels ready for the challenge, despite a last-minute decision to skip a tuneup meet this week.Wo
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S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo misses out on 2nd chance at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo has come up short in his second attempt to reach the final in the men's 100m freestyle at the world swimming championships in Hungary, unable to capitalize on an opportunity for h
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S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo knocked out early in 100m freestyle at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo narrowly missed out on the semifinals in the men's 100m freestyle at the world championships in Hungary on Tuesday, falling short in a quest for his second medal at the biennal ev
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Volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung reunites with S. Korean club

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung is coming home again.Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders of the Women's V-League announced Tuesday that Kim had agreed to a one-year deal worth up to 700 million won (US
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Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo determined to topple rival after winning world silver

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Even with his first world championship medal around his neck, South Korean swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo is far from satisfied. He now wants to get the better of a fellow teenager who beat him for the covete
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(2nd LD) Teen swimmer reaches next level in burgeoning career with world championships silver

(ATTN: CLARIFIES detail in para 6)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- For a few months now, South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, still just 19, has been carrying the weight of a nation thirsty for a new star in the pool. And with aplomb and poise
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(LEAD) Teen swimmer reaches next level in burgeoning career with world championships silver

(ATTN: ADDS photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- For a few months now, South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, still just 19, has been carrying the weight of a nation thirsty for a new star in the pool. And with aplomb and poise rare for athlet
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(LEAD) S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo wins silver at world swimming championships

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details in paras 7-12)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo has captured the silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the world championships, becoming only the second swimmer from
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Teen swimmer reaches next level in burgeoning career with world championships silver

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- For a few months now, South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, still just 19, has been carrying the weight of a nation thirsty for a new star in the pool. And with aplomb and poise rare for athletes his age, Hwang h
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S. Korean Hwang Sun-woo wins silver at world swimming championships

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo has captured the silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the world championships, becoming only the second swimmer from the country to reach a podium at the bienn
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S. Korean NBA hopeful Lee Hyun-jung suffers foot injury before draft

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean basketball player Lee Hyun-jung has suffered a foot injury a week before the draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA), his management company said Friday.An official with the South Korean
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Teen swimmer's quest for world championships medal to start on weekend

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo will begin the pursuit of his first world championships medal on the weekend in Hungary.Hwang, 19, represents South Korea's strongest medal hope among the