An-defeated: badminton star wins 3rd straight Malaysia Open
An Se Young, the world's top-ranked women's badminton player, on Jan. 11 celebrates after beating Wang Zhiyi of China to...
Host region of 2027 Summer Universiade receives official flag
Korea's Chungcheong region on July 27 officially received the official flag of the 2027 Summer Universiade from FISU, the...
111th-ranked player shocks world at judo’s Paris Grand Slam
Kim Jonghoon on Feb. 2 celebrates after upsetting Luca Maisuradze of Georgia in the men's 90-kg final at...
National team’s launch ceremony for Harbin Asian Winter Games
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon poses for a photo on Jan. 24 in the...
Record 35.2% of disabled did sports or exercised daily in 2024
The daily sports participation rate of disabled people last year was 35.2%, the highest since the statistic was first...
Dream Program to offer winter sports training to youth athletes
The 2025 Dream Program on Jan. 6 will begin in Pyeongchang-gun County and Gangneung in Gangwon-do Province (State) to help...
Global taekwondo mecca Taekwondowon marks 10th anniversary
The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation on April 29 held a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the massive...
Summer Olympic team pledges to do best, unveils uniforms
Members of the Olympic team on April 17 show their uniforms to be worn at this year's Paris...
Singapore to host 1st world cyber taekwondo tourney in Nov.
This match of virtual taekwondo, an event in the Olympic Esports Series, in May 2022 has competitors squaring off in the game-based...
Successful Gangwon 2024 carries on PyeongChang’s legacy
The preliminary round of men's six-on-six ice hockey on Jan. 29 pits the Czech Republic against the U.S. at...
14-day Gangwon 2024 to end under theme ‘Shine Again’
The Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games closes on Feb. 1 after 14 days of events and competition. This scene...
US data company projects Korea to place 10th in 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Gracenote, an affiliate of Nielsen that analyzes data, announced on July 26 its predicted list of top medals by countries...
Utah gymnasts visit Incheon, express pride to share and ‘combine’
Red Rocks, the women's gymnastics team of the University of Utah in the U.S., pose for a group...
Bayern Munich breaks Asian transfer record to sign Kim MJ
Defender Kim Min-jae has joined Bayern Munich, last season's champions of Germany's top pro soccer league Bundesliga.
High jumper reclaims title at Asian Athletics Championships
High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok (center in second row) on July 15 smiles at the awards ceremony after winning his...
Dodgers, Padres to open MLB season next year in Seoul
Major League Baseball of the U.S. on July 12 said the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from...
Fans to cheer U-20 WC team in semifinals in downtown Seoul
Members of the national soccer team's Red Devils cheering corps on Nov. 24, 2022, cheer for Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's...
Men’s taekwondo team wins 4th straight world championship
Male Most Valuable Player (MVP) Park Tae-joon (middle) of Korea and female MVP Merve Dincel (right) of Turkey at this year's...
Chuncheon wins bid to host 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
World Taekwondo (WT) President Choue Chungwon (third from left in front row) at an extraordinary WT Council meeting in...
Taekwondo included in 3rd straight Paralympics in 2028 event in LA
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Jan. 30 said the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics will have 22 official events...
