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S. Korean football team to face Bahrain in Asian Cup round of 16
The line-up for the knockout rounds is complete after the final group stage matches took place on Thursday night across the United Arab Emirates. The South Korean football team, who had already secured their passage to the knockout rounds after their first two matches,… will face Bahrain in the round of 16 in ...
2019-01-18 17:59:11 KST -
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Police question former short track coach on Friday over sexual assault allegations
Police questioned the former coach of the South Korean national short track team, over allegations of sexually assaulting an Olympian who was under this tutelage, Shim Suk-hee. Cho is currently in a detention center in Suwon after being sentenced to 10 months behind bars in December for physically assaulting Shim...
2019-01-18 13:30:29 KST -
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Closed and hierarchy sports system that leads athletes cannot but suffer violence in silence
The MeToo movement that has swept through Korea's sports community may be just the tip of the iceberg. According to data released by the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee last week,… 860 coaches and athletes faced disciplinary measures, such as suspensions, over reports of irregularities and abuse in the ...
2019-01-18 10:00:35 KST -
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S. Korean football team to face Bahrain in Asian Cup round of 16
South Korea's footballers will face Bahrain in the Asian Cup round of sixteen. The final group stage matches were played on Thursday night across the United Arab Emirates,… and Bahrain, with four points in Group A ended up as South Korea's next opponents. South Korea will play Bahrain on Tuesday at 10 PM Korean Ti...
2019-01-18 09:28:24 KST -
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Son Heung-min back in action for South Korea in 2-0 win over China
South Korea's superstar striker Son Heung-min is back with the national team, and he couldn't have arrived in Abu Dhabi sooner, as the Taeguk Warriors went into their final Group C match on Wednesday night against China. With the South Korean forward line having struggled against far inferior opponents ...
2019-01-17 18:02:15 KST -
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S. Korea introduces measures to stamp out sexual misconduct in sports
From speed skating to judo,… and now,… allegations of sexual misconduct have spread to taekwondo. In an interview on Tuesday,… 33-year-old Lee Ji-hye claimed that she was sexually assaulted dozens of times by a coach who was a former board member of the Korea Taekwondo Association. She told the reporter that ...
2019-01-17 07:03:01 KST -
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S. Korea introduces measures to stamp out sexual misconduct in sports
The South Korean government has announced several measures to deal with sexual misconduct in sports following allegations that coaches have been sexually assaulting young athletes. First is a general investigation. Today, it said those leading the probe will include the National Human Rights Commission. The minis...
2019-01-16 12:17:29 KST -
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S. Korea's star forward Son Heung-min prepares for his first Asian Cup match against China
South Korean football fans are hoping their star striker Son Heung-min can replicate his red hot form in the English Premier League for the national team at the Asian Cup. Head coach Paulo Bento added the Tottenham Hotspur forward to the squad's roster for their last group game against China after Son flew in...
2019-01-16 10:08:22 KST -
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Korean Sports and Olympic Committee apologizes over series of physical, sexual assault scandals
The Korean Sports and Olympic Committee officially apologized on Tuesday and pledged to take measures to root out abuse amid the recent spate of physical and sexual abuse scandals. Outside experts will handle further investigation as the committee has been criticized for failing to properly investigate and puni...
2019-01-16 06:55:44 KST -
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Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon advances to second round of Australian Open
South Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon made tough work of it, but he has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open. The world number 25 is back in Melbourne for the first time since his incredible run to the semifinal last year. It was a hard fought first round match against American Bradley Klahn, but C...
2019-01-16 04:42:16 KST -
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Korean Sports and Olympic Committee apologizes over series of sex assault scandals
South Korea's top sports body has issued a public apology for the recent spate of sexual abuse scandals involving sports stars and their coaches. Lee Kee-heung, President of the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, said. the committee will permanently kick out those who've committed sexual crimes. He also vowed t...
2019-01-15 11:17:21 KST -
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Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions to kick off 2019 LPGA tour season
The new LPGA Tour season kicks off this week with the inaugural Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Florida. The four-day competition, which starts Thursday, will only invite tour winners from the past two seasons. As the LPGA hasn't had a tournament with a field limited to immediate past champions in over...
2019-01-15 10:09:10 KST
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