Tae-seok Jang, 55, head coach of the Ulsan Metropolitan Government, has been honored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the Coach’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The IOC announced today (Feb. 22) that Jang and Argentine judo coach Laura Martinel will be honored with the 2023 Coach’s Lifetime Achievement Award .The IOC Coach’s Lifetime Achievement Award
“I waited for the results of the second draft with a rookie’s heart,” said Woo Gyu-min (38).He realized that the Samsung Lions had removed him from the 35-man protected list.” There were days when I couldn’t sleep,” Woo said, “because I was worried that if I wasn’t selected in the second round of the draft,
Representatives of a private equestrian center were caught abusing a system that provides subsidies for euthanizing old or injured horses to prevent safety accidents and pocketing tens of millions of won by submitting false documents without actually euthanizing them. The Gwacheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that it has detained two
South Korean figure women’s singles “Ganpan” Lee Hae-in (Sehwa Girls’ High School) will make her final bid for her first medal at the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Figure Senior Grand Prix and a spot in the Grand Prix Final. She will compete in the NHK Trophy, the sixth and final event of the 2023-2024
Drew Gagnon (33-Weizhuan Dragons) has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2023 Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL).The CPBL held its awards ceremony for the 2023 season on Nov. 21. The regular season MVP was Gagnon, who went 13-7 with a 3.00 ERA and 155 strikeouts. Gagnon started Game 7 of the Taiwan
Infielder Choi Ju-hwan (35) has moved to the Kiwoom Heroes with the first overall pick in the second round of the KBO Draft. Choi was selected by Kiwoom with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 KBO Secondary Draft held behind closed doors on Wednesday. Choi, who played for the Doosan Bears since 2006,
The most desperate ‘supermatch’ of all time is about to unfold Last-place Suwon Samsung will host FC Seoul in the 37th round of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2023 at 4:30 p.m. on April 25 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. A loss would put Suwon in a nightmare situation, as they would face relegation
The Pohang Steelers, a professional football team, delivered kimchi and briquettes to vulnerable neighbors in the city of Pohang, it was announced on the 22nd. In the morning, Pohang head coach Kim Ki-dong, captain Kim Seung-dae, president Choi In-seok, and the entire team and secretariat delivered kimchi and briquettes to support vulnerable neighbors near the
After winning the inaugural edition of the 2023 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), the Korean National Baseball Team is set for a fateful matchup against Japan. The Korean baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Jung-il, will take on Japan on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Tokyo Dome. South Korea won the first game
The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the inaugural pitcher and outfielder winners of the KBO Defensive Award, which was established for the first time this season. The winners of the KBO Defensive Award, which recognizes the position-specific player with the most outstanding defensive performance in the regular season, were determined based on a combination of