August 11, 2024

(Olympics) S. Korea collects 2 bronze medals on penultimate day

The day began with much promise, but South Korea ended up with two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, the penultimate day of the competition, unable to add a gold medal to break its Summer Games record.

South Korea defeated Germany for…

(LEAD) (Olympics) Lee Da-bin wins bronze in women’s taekwondo

Lee Da-bin grabbed a bronze medal in the women’s heaviest weight class in taekwondo Saturday, giving South Korea its third medal in its traditional martial art at the Paris Olympics.

Lee defeated Lorena Brandl of Germany 2-1 (4-2, 5-9, 13-2) in one …

(LEAD) Yoon names vice justice minister as new prosecutor general

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday named Shim Woo-jung, the vice justice minister, to be the new prosecutor general, his office said.

Shim, 53, has been tapped to be the new prosecution chief who will replace Prosecutor General Lee One-seok, accordin…

(Olympics) Park Hye-jeong wins silver in women’s weightlifting

Park Hye-jeong captured silver in the heaviest weight class in women’s weightlifting Sunday for South Korea’s final medal of the Paris Olympics.

Park finished with the total of 299 kilograms, with 131kg in the snatch and 168kg in the clean and jerk …