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Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Returns Home From Australian Camp for Nat’l Team Trials

INCHEON, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan returned home from his Australian training camp on Tuesday to compete for a spot on the national team. Park spent the past three months training in Sydney. He’s back home for the national trials that start Friday in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul. The trials, Park’s first competition of the season, will determine who will represent the [...]

South Korean Swimming Stars Named Honorary Ambassadors for 2019 World Championships at Home

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean swimming stars Park Tae-hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 world championships Wednesday. The organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which take place in Gwangju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, unveiled Park and An as their goodwill ambassadors. Park is the only South Korean swimmer to win an Olympic medal. He captured the 400-meter freestyle [...]

Park Tae-hwan Chasing 1st World Swimming Title in 6 Years in Hungary

SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan will be chasing his first world title in six years in Hungary starting this weekend. The 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships began last week in Budapest with the diving and synchronized competitions, and the swimming portion will get underway Sunday. Park’s first race, [...]

Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Claims to Be Unaware of Hormone Content in Injection

“I didn’t know I had a low hormone level until after I learned of the positive tests (in November). I had no idea the injection was to boost my hormone level. I didn’t go to the hospital for hormones, but to treat dry skin.” “I repeatedly told him that I couldn’t take anything that could [...]

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 [...]

Samsung Introduces “Cross-category” TV Commercials

SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Preparing for a big battle prior to the forthcoming world soccer event in Brazil, Samsung Electronics began a unique TV marketing promotion in which various products including the Curved UHD TV, Smart Air-conditioner, Chef Collection Refrigerator, Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit are featured together. In it, Samsung introduced a new commercial [...]