TOKYO, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has done it again — for the ninth time, in fact. South Korea claimed its ninth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s archery team event on Sunday, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) by the set score of 6-0 in the final of the Tokyo Summer [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — There was such a striking contrast. South Korean men’s football team and baseball team both won gold medals at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on Sept. 1. But you couldn’t tell it by the way they were received by fans, both during their run to the top and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Olympic medals given to first, second and third place finishers were unveiled today, a sign that the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang are now just around the corner. The 586-gram gold, 580-gram silver and 493-gram bronze medals with their colorful lanyards dazzled spectators at the presentation event. Designer [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean golfer Inbee Park became the first woman to win the Olympic gold medal since 1900 in the women’s individual tournament. She is now the only female golfer with an Olympic gold medal, on top of a career Grand Slam (winner of four major championships in the same [...]