After defeating the odds to win the final Korea-Japan match, Hwang Sun-hong went out in style with a shiny gold medal around his neck .The Korean Under-24 football team, led by Hwang Sun-hong, defeated Japan 2-1 in the final of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Sunday at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, …
Month: October 2023
Cho Young-wook (Gimcheon)’s decade-long career as a national age-group soccer player has come to an end .After playing 85 games for the national team, he will be competing in his final tournament at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He scored the game-winning goal in the 11th minute of the men’s soccer final against Japan …
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, held across six cities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, will conclude on Monday after 16 days of intense competition. The closing ceremony will begin at 9 p.m. ET at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the main venue for the Games, and will last 75 minutes. Chinese President Xi Jinping …
After eight days of intense competition, the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games saw a number of ‘last flares’ from veterans who hung up their tricolors or decided it was their last Asian Games .In fencing, which played the role of “filial piety” with a whopping six gold medals, two dominant athletes who have been with the …
Lotte’s Yoo Kang-nam played as the starting catcher in the home game against the LG Twins at Busan’s Sajik Stadium on April 4, and gave a congratulatory clap and greeting to the LG dugout. Yoo Kang-nam’s sincere congratulations were accompanied by a look of envy and regret on his face, which attracted attention. Yoo Kang-nam, …
Ahn Se-young Of South Korea greets fans after her victory over Chen Yuefei during the badminton women’s team final match between South Korea and China at the Hangzhou Asian Games at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1. World No. 1 Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has reached the singles final of the women’s …
An, left, of South Korea, tries to wipe up Im, right, as she spills water while drinking during the Archery Recurve Women’s Team Final against China at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Fuyang Throat Sports Center Archery Range on Oct. 6 in Hangzhou, China. After sharing the gold medal in the archery recurve …
South Korea’s Won Tae-in reacts during the first inning of the baseball Super Round 2 match between South Korea and China at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center 1 on October 6, near Hangzhou, China. Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions) got the job done by shutting out the Chinese …
An, left, of South Korea, tries to wipe up Im, right, as she spills water while drinking during the Archery Recurve Women’s Team Final against China at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the Fuyang Throat Sports Center Archery Range on Oct. 6 in Hangzhou, China. After sharing the gold medal in the archery recurve …
Finished without a medal for the first time since Doha 2006‘Lowest ever finish of 5th to 7th place’ also a poor record The South Korean men’s basketball team finished seventh at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. South Korea, led by head coach Choo Il-seung, defeated Japan 74-55 in the men’s seventh- and eighth- place games …