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(LEAD) Olympic short track champions awarded free supplies of chicken

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments in paras 10-14)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Hong-geun, head of the South Korean delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February and also president of the Korea Skating Union (KSU), had made a grand
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Olympic short track champions awarded free supplies of chicken

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Hong-geun, head of the South Korean delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February and also president of the Korea Skating Union (KSU), had made a grand promise to athletes during the competition:
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S. Korea grabs first gold in int'l sports event for wounded troops, veterans

S Korea-Invictus Games S. Korea grabs first gold in int'l sports event for wounded troops, veteransTHE HAGUE/SEOUL, April 19 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korea has grabbed its first gold me
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14살 피겨소녀 신지아, 세계주니어선수권 은메달…16년만에 입상(종합)

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 피겨스케이팅 여자 싱글 유망주 신지아(14·영동중)가 2006년 김연아 이후 16년 만에 세계주니어선수권대회에서 메달을 거머쥐었다.신지아는 18일(한국시간) 에스토니아 탈린 톤디라바 아이스홀에서 열린 2022 국제빙상경기연맹(ISU) 피겨 세계주니어선수권대회 여자 싱글 프리스케이팅에서 클린 연기에 성공하며 기술점수(TES)
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14살 피겨소녀 신지아, 세계주니어선수권 은메달…16년만에 입상

(서울=연합뉴스) 김경윤 기자 = 피겨스케이팅 여자 싱글 유망주 신지아(14·영동중)가 2006년 김연아 이후 16년 만에 세계주니어선수권대회에서 메달을 거머쥐었다.신지아는 18일(한국시간) 에스토니아 탈린 톤디라바 아이스홀에서 열린 2022 국제빙상경기연맹(ISU) 피겨 세계주니어선수권대회 여자 싱글 프리스케이팅에서 클린 연기에 성공하며 기술점수(TES)
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Choi Min-jeong captures overall crown at short track worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in four years, Choi Min-jeong is the overall champion at the short track worlds.Choi scored 107 ranking points to hold off Kim Boutin of Canada at the International Skating Union (ISU) World
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Adidas reveals 'Al Rihla' as FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Match Ball

SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Yonhap) – The Official Match Ball for World Cup Qatar 2022 has been revealed. S. Korean “captain” Son Heung-min(Tottenham) has become an official model of the new Match Ball with Lione
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S. Korea takes silver behind Switzerland at women's curling worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has claimed the silver medal at the women's curling world championships, falling to Switzerland in a hard-fought final but still posting the country's best-ever finish at the annual competi
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S. Korean men disappoint at figure skating worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Lee Si-hyeong finished well out of contention at the figure skating world championships in France, while his countryman Cha Jun-hwan withdrew because of problems with his boots.Lee finished 18th i
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S. Korea places 2 inside top 10 at figure skating worlds for 1st time

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Teen figure skaters You Young and Lee Hae-in have made a piece of South Korean sports history in France, with both cracking the top 10 at the annual world championships.You finished fifth overall in the women&
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Cha Jun-hwan well out of contention at figure skating worlds after subpar short program

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Cha Jun-hwan's dreams of winning his first world championships medal went up in smoke on his first day of competition in France.The South Korean found himself well out of contention in 17th place after ear
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S. Korean You Young 4th after short program at worlds, on verge of 1st medal

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater You Young looks poised for her first medal at the world championships after finishing in fourth place in the women's short program in France.You scored her season-best 72.08 poin
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S. Korean high jump world champion eyes 2024 Olympic gold

INCHEON, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Having recently claimed his first world indoor title, South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok has set his sights on a bigger prize, or the biggest of them all -- an Olympic gold medal.Woo received a hero's welcome ho
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History-making high jumper overcomes nerves to grab world indoor title

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- If South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok was feeling nervous before starting his competition at the world indoor championships in Belgrade on Sunday, he did a great job hiding it.Butterflies fluttering inside his stomach
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S. Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok makes history with world indoor title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captured a historic gold medal at the world indoor championships in Belgrade on Sunday, becoming the first athlete from the country to win a world title in any track and
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Lee Sang-ho becomes 1st S. Korean snowboarder to win World Cup overall title

snowboarder-seasonLee Sang-ho becomes 1st S. Korean snowboarder to win World Cup overall titleBy Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The 2018 Olympic silver medalist Lee Sang-ho has become the first
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S. Korean wing Lee Hyun-jung eliminated in 1st round of NCAA hoops tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean basketball player Lee Hyun-jung's first trip to the top U.S. college tournament lasted just one gameLee and his 10th-seeded Davidson College Wildcats lost to No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans
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Figure skater pulls out of worlds due to COVID-19

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Ye-lim has withdrawn from the upcoming world championships after testing positive for COVID-19, the sport's national federation said Friday.An official with the Korea Skating Union (KSU)
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Sports ministers seek to bar Russians, Belarusians from international sports events

SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The sports ministers of 26 countries, including South Korea and the United States, agreed to ban athletes from Russia and Belarus from international sports games to be held in their countries as part of sanctions over Russi
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Short trackers to be reunited with controversial teammate following ban

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- A pair of South Korean Olympic short track stars will be in for a potentially awkward reunion with a former teammate, as two-time gold medalist Shim Suk-hee returns this week after serving a ban for her off-ice trouble.The