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Rower Park Hyun-su grabs bronze in lightweight men’s single sculls event at Asian Games

The 30-year-old sealed the podium finish in the 2,000-meter race with a time of 6:53.35 at the Nagaragawa regatta course.

2026.9.24

Korean swimming athletes pose for photograph with their bronze medals after winning third at Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Sept. 21.

South Korean swimmers earn relay bronze as China resets Asian record

South Korea finished third in the men’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay as China broke its own Asian record in Tokyo.

2026.9.21

Korea's Cha Jun-hwan wins bronze at World University Games

Cha Jun-hwan captured a bronze medal in men's singles at the Torino 2025 World University Games, scoring 182.54 points. He aims for success at the upcoming winter Asian Games and World Championships.

2025.1.19

Korean judoka Lee Lee Joon-hwan, left, competes against Eduard Trippel of Germany in the mixed team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Saturday. [NEWS1]

Korea rounds off judo schedule with more bronze in mixed team event

Korea beat Germany in the judo mixed team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after an extra seventh match, winning the country’s first medal in the mixed team event and ending this year’s Games with five medals in judo

2024.8.3

Korean table tennis players Shin Yu-bin, right, and Lim Jong-hoon celebrate after a victory over Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong in the mixed doubles bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris. [NEWS1]

Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon end Korea's 12-year Olympic medal drought

Korean table tennis players Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, ending Korea’s 12-year medal drought.

2024.7.30

Hwang Sun-woo competes in the men’s 100-meter freestyle final at the Hangzhou Asian Games at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena in Hangzhou, Chin on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Korea takes two bronze medals in the pool as Asiad aquatic events begin

Korea claimed two medals in the pool as aquatic events began on Sunday, taking bronze in both the men's 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke.

2023.9.24

Jang Jun, right, kicks Adrian Vicente of Spain in the men's flyweight semifinals of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy on Saturday. [WORLD TAEKWONDO]

Jang Jun takes bronze at World Taekwondo Grand Prix

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Jang Jun won another bronze at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy on Saturday, losing 2-0 to Adrian Vicente in the men’s flyweight semifinals.

2023.6.11

The Korean national football team celebrates after beating Japan 2-0 in the bronze-medal match at the 2012 London Olympics at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Aug. 10, 2012. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Rewind: Korea beat Japan to take bronze at London Olympics

Ten years ago, on Aug. 10, 2012, Korea became just the second Asian nation ever to win an Olympic men’s football medal, beating local rivals Japan 2-0 in a bronze-medal match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

2022.8.9

In kyo-don raises both thumbs up towards his coach after winning his bronze medal. [YONHAP]

In Kyo-don takes home hard-fought Taekwondo bronze

In Kyo-don ended his journey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal. The decider match was a close affair, but In managed to eke out a 5-4 victory against Slovakia's Ivan Konrad Trajkovic at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall, western Chiba.

2021.7.27