All posts tagged "Asian Games"

  • asiad
    Final Incheon Asian Games Medal Standings

    FINAL Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 151 109 83 343 2 South Korea 79 71 84 234 3 Japan 47 76 76 199 4 Kazakhstan 28 23 33 84 5 Iran 21 18 18 57...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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  • Son Yeon-jae (Yonhap)
    5 hottest female athletes at 2014 Asian Games

    1. Son Yeon-jae of South Korea   2. Olga Safronova of Kazakhstan   3. Choi Ye-eun of South Korea   4. Wang Qiang of China   5. Lim Eun-ji of South Korea

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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  • ning
    5 hottest male athletes at 2014 Incheon Asian Games

    The 2014 Incheon Asian Games are coming to an end Saturday, but not before we take a look at a few of the hottest male athletes who ran, swam, kicked and fought their way through the 16-day...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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  • Gold medal moments for South Korea. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to finish 2nd to China for the fifth straight Asian Games

    By Jung Min-ho South Korea will likely finish the Incheon Asian Games with approximately 80 gold medals ― its third-best Asiad result, but its worst-ever on its home turf. As of Friday afternoon in Incheon, South Korea...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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  • Sarita Devi slips the bronze medal around South Korea’s silver medalist Park Jin-a’s neck. The Korean appeared too stunned to immediately react. (Yonhap)
    Is S. Korea hypocritical about controversial sports judging?

    By Kwon Ji-youn, Woo Hae-chung INCHEON ― A series of scandals involving controversial judgments favorable to South Korean athletes have been tainting the already-battered Incheon Asian Games, but South Korean fans and media are also being criticized...

    • Posted October 2, 2014
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  • Son Yeon-jae celebrates after winning her first Asian Games gold medal. (Yonhap)
    Son Yeon-jae gives S. Korea first gold in rhythmic gymnastics

    By Kwon Ji-youn INCHEON ― South Korea’s rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae wrote history, Thursday, claiming her country’s first-ever Asiad gold in the individual all-around event. The 20-year-old finished first with an aggregated score of 71.699 to win...

    • Posted October 2, 2014
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  • choi
    Track and field medals remain elusive for South Korea

    INCHEON —  South Korean track and field athletes are off to a disappointing start at home. Sprinter Kim Kuk-young set a new Korean record of 10.23 seconds in the men’s 100 m — for the first time...

    • Posted October 2, 2014
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