(Olympics) ‘Games Wide Open’: 33rd Summer Olympic Games kick off in Paris General July 27, 20240 The first Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 100 years kicked off Friday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony held on the city’s main artery celebrating the cultural diversity of France. Some 6,800 athletes from 205 national delegations, including th…
(Olympics) ‘Games Wide Open’: 33rd Summer Olympic Games kick off in Paris General July 27, 20240 The first Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 100 years kicked off Friday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony held on the city’s main artery celebrating the cultural diversity of France. Some 6,800 athletes from 205 national delegations, including th…
(Olympics) Kim Woo-min reaches men’s 400m freestyle swimming final General July 27, 20240 South Korean swimming medal hopeful Kim Woo-min advanced to the final of the men’s 400-meter freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Kim squeezed into the final after finishing seventh overall in the heats with a time of 3:45.52 at the Pa…
(2nd LD) (Olympics) IOC apologizes over ‘operational mistake’ in introducing S. Korea as N. Korea General July 27, 20240 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has apologized for “an operational mistake” after South Korea was introduced as North Korea during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Mark Adams, spokesperson for the IOC, called the gaffe “clearly,…
(LEAD) Ex-DP chief claims victory in 3 party leadership primaries Saturday General July 27, 20240 Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), won primaries in the southeastern cities of Busan and Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province for party leader Saturday, as he looks to secure a second term. In June, Lee re…
(Olympics) S. Korea wins silver in mixed team rifle shooting for 1st medal of Paris Olympics General July 27, 20240 Park Ha-jun and Keum Ji-hyeon of South Korea teamed up for the silver medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, the first medal for the country at the 33rd Summer Games in France. Park and Keum lost to Sheng…