Tag Archives: south korea
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This Day In Sports History (September 24th) – Ben Johnson
It was on this day in 1988 that Ben Johnson set a new world record and won Olympic gold in the men’s 100 meter race at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. However, Johnson was stripped of his medal when his urine sample tested positive for stanozol, a substance on the banned list of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 17th) – 1988 Summer Olympics
It was on this day in 1988 that the opening ceremonies were held for the 24th Summer Olympic Games. The Games took place in Seoul, South Korea, marking just the second time that the Summer Games were held in Asia. The Soviet Union ran away with both the total medal count as well as [...]
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Weightlifter Sa Jae-Hyouk’s Dislocated Elbow Is The 2012 London Olympics’ Most Gruesome Injury (Photos & Video)
With so many athletes taking part in so many different events, the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England are bound to deliver at least a few gruesome injuries throughout the course of the two week event. We were reminded of that fact during the men’s 77kg weightlifting event on Wednesday. The injured party in this [...]
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Olympics Organizers Insult North Korea By Running South Korean Flag At Soccer Game (Video)
North Korea and South Korea: one of them is a free democratic society that makes Samsungs and Hyundais; the other is a brutal cult-like dictatorships that can’t feed it’s own people. Do you know which one is which? If so, good for you! Unfortunately, the person in charge of putting graphics up on the jumbotron [...]
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Is This The Worst Ceremonial First Pitch Ever? (Video)
Everyone knows a ceremonial first pitch is usually just an excuse for a team to show off for its fans (“hey, look, we know famous people!”). But unless it’s a cute kid, a dude with no arms, or a T-Rex, we still want to see the person doing the honors actually get it in the [...]
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South Korea Has The World’s Most Dangerous Golf Course
How would you like to play on a golf course that has just one hole, live mine fields surrounding it on all sides, a sniper tower just past the green, and is located on the boarder between two countries that have a history of fighting between them. If this sounds like your “cup of tea,” [...]
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Samoa’s Sogelau Tuvalu Gives Us The Worst Performance In Sprinting History (Video)
In the world of sprinting, if your 100-meter time is over 10 seconds, there is a good chance no one will ever really know who you are. However, if you just so happen to record a time over 15 seconds, you could be the biggest thing to hit the track since Usain Bolt. With that [...]
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12 Sexiest Korean LPGA Golfers
The LPGA doesn’t get enough respect. Sure, you’ve probably heard that conventional argument dozens, if not hundreds of times before, but there’s another angle that transcends athletic ability. There are some bona fide hotties on the LPGA tour and elsewhere. And a disproportionate amount hail from South Korea. Why is that? I don’t know. We’re [...]
