(Asiad) Gymnast Kim Han-sol wins gold in men’s floor exercise

South Korean artistic gymnast Kim Han-sol defended his men’s floor exercise title at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country’s first title from the sport here.

Kim scored 14.900 points to beat Zhang Boheng of China by 0.567 point to f…

(LEAD) (Asiad) Kim Woo-min snatches gold in freestyle swimming

South Korea’s Kim Woo-min grabbed gold in the men’s 800-meter freestyle swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, his second gold medal of the competition.

Kim won the gold with an Asian Games record time of 7:46.03 at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centr…

(Asiad) Swimmer leans on star teammate for strength

In South Korean freestyle swimming, Lee Ho-joon has been playing second fiddle to Hwang Sun-woo for the past couple of years, since Hwang burst onto the scene at the Tokyo Olympics at age 18.

Lee, two years Hwang’s senior at 22, isn’t quite as acc…

(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korean Baek In-chul wins stunning swimming gold

South Korean swimmer Baek In-chul won a surprising gold medal at the Asian Games in record-breaking fashion Thursday.

He won the men’s 50-meter butterfly gold with an Asian Games record of 23.29 seconds at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sp…