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Badminton Star Captures Women’s Singles Gold; Pistol Shooter Nabs 6th Medal for S. Korea

PARIS, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s top-ranked badminton star An Se-youngcaptured her first career Olympic gold medal in the women’s singles on Monday, giving South Korea its 11th gold medal of the Paris Games. Before An’s title, all 10 of South Korean gold medals had come from archery, fencing and shooting. Earlier in the [...]

North and South Korean Medalists Exchange a Friendly Handshake at Rio 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh collected a fourth gold medal for his country on Wednesday in the men’s 50m pistol at Rio 2016. But it wasn’t an easy win even for Jin, who holds the world record in both 10m air pistol and 50m pistol. The [...]