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S. Koreans Anticipate Football Matches Most in Rio Olympics: Survey

S. Koreans Anticipate Football Matches Most in Rio Olympics: Survey

SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Korean television viewers are looking forward to watching football matches in this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, according to a survey released Monday by a state-run ad agency. The survey, conducted by the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp. (KOBACO) on people aged 10 through 59 [...]

Local Rule Making Drug Offenders Ineligible for Nat’l Teams under Fire for Double Punishment

Local Rule Making Drug Offenders Ineligible for Nat’l Teams under Fire for Double Punishment

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In light of a lengthy doping suspension handed down to the South Korean Olympic swimming champ Park Tae-hwan, a local rule penalizing drug offenders has come under fire for its potential double punishment of athletes. Earlier this week, Park was suspended for 18 months for testing positive for testosterone [...]