PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kim Yu-jin won the Olympic gold medal in the women's taekwondo featherweight (under 57kg) division, swiftly beating Iran's Nahid Kiyanichandeh in a show of ...

(Reuters) - Taekwondo athletes from North and South Korea produced a stunning demonstration in Gangwon as sporting diplomacy took center stage alongside kicking, screaming and flying planks of wood on ...

PARIS (AP) — Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday. Wongpattanakit defended her Tokyo ...

PARIS (AP) — South Korea is back in force in taekwondo. After leaving the Tokyo Games without a single gold medal in the sport it invented, the East Asian nation claimed a second title in as many days ...

CAMP CASEY, South Korea – A U.S. Army sergeant won the Gold Medal during an international taekwondo competition in South Korea. Sgt. Robert J. Errington from the 59th Chemical, Biological, ...

The 13th Korean Ambassador International Open Taekwondo Championships 2025 began in Kathmandu on Monday, launching a five-day competition that has brought together athletes from Nepal and four ...

CAMP CASEY, South Korea – A U.S. Army sergeant won the Gold Medal during an international Taekwondo competition in South Korea. Sgt. Robert J. Errington from the 59th Chemical, Biological, ...

MUJU -- The 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships drew to a conclusion on Friday with the host South Korea at the top of the medal standings. South Korea ...

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• South Korea was plunged into political chaos after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s aborted attempt to declare martial law, which sparked a fierce backlash and mounting pressure for him to step down. • Six ...