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By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- This is starting to sound like a broken record at this Universiade: South Korea won multiple gold medals in archery and taekwondo. The host country swept up seven gold medals from the two s

By Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- It was a sweet redemption for South Korean archer Ki Bo-bae, who has two Olympic titles under her belt but failed to make it to the Asian Games last year. Ki didn't make the cut for the South Korean natio

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the mixed team gold medal in badminton at the Universiade on Wednesday. The South Korean team of Kim Gi-jung, Shin Seung-chan, Son Wan-ho, Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun blanked the Chinese team 3-0 at Hwa

(ATTN: UPDATES with day's final medal count) By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Host South Korea exceeded its Universiade gold medal target on Wednesday, only the fifth day of competition. South Korea had set out to grab at

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Summer Universiade as of Wednesday: Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 South Korea 28 17 14 59 2 China

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo) GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the mixed team gold medal in badminton at the Universiade on Wednesday. The South Korean team of Kim Gi-jung, Shin Seung-chan, Son Wan-ho, Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun blanke

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was knocked out of the women's football tournament at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday, following a 2-0 loss to France in the quarterfinals. Clarisse Le Bihan and Laura Agard scored a goal apiece in each h

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Host South Korea exceeded its Universiade gold medal target on Wednesday, only the fifth day of competition, with more finals scheduled in the evening. South Korea had set out to grab at le

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean dancers dancing for famous foreign ballet troupes and dance groups will perform on the same stage in the annual home-coming show this weekend. The event comes as many Korean dancers eye going a

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea swept up four gold medals in archery for the second consecutive day Wednesday at the Summer Universiade. A day after winning four titles in compound events, the host picked up fou

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the mixed team gold medal in poomsae taekwondo at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. Gwon Hyeok-in and Lee Jae-hee earned 7.630 points in the demonstrative form of the Korean traditional martial art. Th

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Even though he entered the Summer Universiade in Gwangju as the world's top-ranked male recurve archer, South Korean Lee Seung-yun said Wednesday he hadn't expected to win three gold medals.

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean archer Ki Bo-bae won the gold medal in the women's individual recurve event at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. Ki prevailed in the all-South Korean final over Choi Mi-sun

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the men's team gold medal in poomsae taekwondo at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. Jang Se-hoon, Jo Jeong-hun and Lee Gwang-hyun put together 7.520 points in the demonstrative form of the Korean tradi

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean singer and an actress were appointed Wednesday to serve as honorary ambassadors for an express train project aimed at fostering closer ties among Eurasian states. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se appointed sing

GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea captured the women's team gold medal in poomsae taekwondo at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. The South Korean team of Choi Hyo-seo, Choi Ji-eun and Gwak Yeowon scored 7.620 points in the demonstrative fo

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei to grab the men's team gold medal in recurve archery at the Summer Universiade here Wednesday. Ku Bon-chan, Lee Seung-yun and Kim Woo-jin beat Yu Guan-lin,

ULAANBAATAR, July 8 (Yonhap-Montsame) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire service, signed an agreement Wednesday with its Mongolian counterpart for the exchange of national promotional articles. The agreement with Mongolia's state-run

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean archer Lee Seung-yun won the gold medal in the men's individual recurve event at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. Lee emerged victorious in the all-South Korean final over

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea claimed two gold medals in recurve archery at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. In the morning, South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei to grab the men's team gold medal. It was th

NAJU, South Korea, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Han Ji-young picked up the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol event at the Summer Universiade on Wednesday. It was Han's second gold of the competition at Naju Jeollanamdo Shoot

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Super Junior will release a special album titled "Devil" to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut next week, the group's management said Wednesday. S.M. Entertainment said the album, set to be out

By Yoo Jee-ho GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The sparring rounds in taekwondo at the Summer Universiade will begin Thursday, with host South Korea eyeing multiple medals in its traditional martial art from the first day of competition. Four fighters

(ATTN: ADDS women's results) By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei to grab the men's team gold medal in recurve archery at the Summer Universiade here Wednesday. Ku Bon-chan, Lee Seung-yun a

By Yoo Jee-ho and Park Sojung GWANGJU, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei to grab the men's team gold medal in recurve archery at the Summer Universiade here Wednesday. Ku Bon-chan, Lee Seung-yun and Kim Woo-jin beat Yu Guan-lin,