PARIS, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea extended its medal-winning streak to four days at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, picking up a bronze medal each in table tennis and judo. The first medal of the day was a drought buster, as Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin captured the bronze medal in the mixed [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With two reigning world champions leading the way, the South Korean judo team for the Paris Olympics traveled to the French capital Thursday. South Korea was shut out of gold medals in judo at each of the past two Summer Olympics, but coaches and athletes this year believe the [...]
JINCHEON, South Korea, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In Barcelona in 1992, when women’s judo made its Olympic debut, South Korea’s Kim Mi-jung was crowned the inaugural champion in the -72-kilogram division. Turn the clock 32 years forward, and Kim, 53, will have a full circle moment this summer in Paris, where she will be [...]
CHANGWON, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Republic of Korea Naval Academy in the southeastern city of Changwon carried out judo belt examinations online under the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The academy, with the authority bestowed by the Korea Judo Association to carry out judo belt examinations, held so-called ‘untact’ examinations for 40 cadets on Thursday. Prior [...]