The new Samsung Lions slugger Lewin Diaz left Tuesday’s game after getting hit by a pitch on his left wrist. Diaz was struck by a 0-1 fastball from Kiwoom Heroes starter Enmanuel De Jesus during the top of the fourth inning of the teams’ Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular-season game at Gocheok Sky Dome in…
BTS serves, but Olympic medalists exempt: Military exemptions under review
Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin, 20, has been dubbed a “legal military exemption broker” by sports fans after winning a Paris Olympic bronze medal in mixed doubles with her partner Lim Jong-hoon, 27. The nickname was bestowed upon Shin sarcastically as her performance enabled Lim to avoid active military service by qualifying as “arts and…
Cartoonist reflects on evolution of Korean comics, calls for industry recognition
The landscape of Korean comics, once overshadowed by Japanese manga, has undergone a significant transformation. Since the 2000s, the rise of webtoons — digital platforms for comics — has allowed Korean comics, now widely known by the native term “manhwa,” to establish a distinct identity on the global stage. Shin Il-sook, the first female president…
LG Innotek tops 3,500 patents for electronic equipment parts in 5 years
LG Innotek has secured over 3,500 patents for its automotive electronic equipment parts over the past five years, cementing its footing in the global electronic parts market, LG Group’s electronic parts development subsidiary said Wednesday. Innovations in cameras, lighting and communication modules for electric and autonomous vehicles have bolstered LG Innotek’s patent portfolio. Traditionally recognized…
Beat the world’s strongest man and lose to someone weighing 100g
Wrestling Women’s 50kg Class Indian Phogat’s Tears 94 consecutive wins, defeats Japanese athlete, surprises the world Appeals to the Sports Tribunal for being disqualified for over 100g ahead of finals. Shows intention to retire NYT “1 billion hearts are broken” Vinesh Phogat (India) looks as if she is having a hard time during the quarterfinals…
Kim, who said he would get 5, already got 12 Expectations for the best performance ever for the fewest players
143 participants, the lowest in 48 years 27 medals including 12 gold medals as of yesterday, 7 more medals would be the most in a single Olympics Modern pentathlon, taekwondo, etc. are still promising. With Park Tae-jun (20) winning the men’s 58kg taekwondo class at the Paris Olympics on the 8th, Korea has increased its…
The Paris Stage Opened by Heaven “Mom, Please Pray a Lot from Heaven”
Dramatic Joining of Wrestling 62kg Class Lee Han-bit North Korean Athlete Withdraws, Qualifying for Competition 8 Days Before Competition Sweating to Maximize Sensitivity Excellent Flexibility, Called Octopus-Squid Coach “We Will Take Each Match One by One” Lee Han-bit, who will compete in the women’s freestyle 62kg class wrestling at the Paris Olympics, is showing her…
I got 0 points for tripping on the diving jump “Even if it hurts and I’m last, I’ll go, that’s courage”
Gibson of the US, 1st round of women’s 3m preliminary round, “I will instill positivity”, 4 more runs. “Everyone has times when things don’t go well, but I hope you don’t give up and keep going. I wanted to show you what that looks like, so I continued the game.” Allison Gibson (25, pictured), a…
Gender Controversy Female Boxer Rises Following Khalifa, Lin Yuting Advances to Finals
Defeated athlete protests with ‘X’ sign with fingers Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting (left), known to have ‘XY’ sex chromosomes like men, punches Esra Karman (Turkiye) in the face during the semifinals of the women’s 57kg boxing class at the Paris Olympics on the 8th. Lin Yu-ting (29, Taiwan), who possesses the “XY chromosome” that has caused…
Cruising in Paris, the home country Kim Yu-jin advances to the semifinals of the 57kg Taekwondo
South Korea’s national taekwondo team member Kim Yu-jin is competing against Turkey’s Hatidze Qibra Ilgwin in the round of 16 of the women’s 57kg class taekwondo event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 8th (Korean time). Kim Yu-jin (24, Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports…