All posts tagged "park tae-hwan"

  • Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea holds back tears during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea offered a public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Park Tae-hwan’s doc pleads not guilty to negligence

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Swimmer Park Tae-hwan’s doctor Tuesday pleaded not guilty to misleading him about an injection of a banned substance that stripped him of his Asian Games medals last year. Park tested positive for testosterone, a...

    • Posted April 21, 2015
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  • Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea holds back his tears during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 27, 2015. Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea offered a public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Park Tae-hwan apologizes

    By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) — Disgraced South Korean Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan on Friday apologized to the public for his recent doping scandal, saying he was ashamed of himself for letting down so...

    • Posted March 27, 2015
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    Park Tae-hwan’s name may be removed from swimming arena

    By Jung Min-ho Incheon Metropolitan City (IMC) officials are mulling whether to remove Park Tae-hwan’s name from its swimming arena after the former Olympic swimming champion was suspended from competitions for failing a drug test. On Monday,...

    • Posted March 26, 2015
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    Park Tae-hwan apologizes for doping scandal

    SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) — South Korean Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan apologized Tuesday for his alleged anti-doping violation that led to a 18-month suspension. On Monday, FINA, the international swimming governing body, handed down the ruling...

    • Posted March 24, 2015
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  • Park Tae-hwan speaks to his coaching staff at a pool in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 19, 2014, while practicing for the 17th Incheon Asian Games, which open later in the day. (Yonhap)
    Park Tae-hwan banned for 18 months, may return for Rio Olympics

    South Korea’s only Olympic-winning swimmer, Park Tae-hwan — who failed a doping test last year — will likely return for the 2016 Rio Olympics following an 18-month ban announced Tuesday in Korea, Yonhap reported. The 25-year-old star...

    • Posted March 23, 2015
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    Doping hearing for swimmer Park Tae-hwan postponed per request

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — An international doping hearing for South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has been postponed, officials here said on Friday. The Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) said FINA, the international governing body of swimming, has put off...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • Park Tae-hwan checks his time after competing men's 200-meter freestyle swimming heat at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, on Sept. 21, 2014. (AP-Yonhap)
    Effort to protect Park Tae-hwan from doping allegations slipping

    By Nam Hyun-woo One week after Park Tae-hwan’s doping scandal emerged, Korea’s swimming community has united in an attempt to protect the Olympic star. Officials from the Korean Olympic Committee, Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) and Park’s agency...

    • Posted February 4, 2015
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