Yun Ok Hee

GUANGZHOU , China ( Reuters ) - A military strike by North Korea on a South Korean island weighed on Korean athletes in Guangzhou on Tuesday, as Africans running for adopted nations swept the middle-distance track titles at the Asian Games . On a day when China equaled their 2006 Asian Games record gold-medal tally, news of the worst military attack by North Korea on the South in decades rippled through Korean sports teams at the multi-sport event. "No more bombing," urged Park Won-hah, a...Read Full Story

(11-23) 05:20 PST GUANGZHOU, China (AP) – Two South and North Korean athletes shook hands and stood side-by-side on the Asian Games medal podium Tuesday as their countries waged a deadly military skirmish. In the women’s individual archery competition, South Korea’s Yun Ok-hee won gold, beating Cheng Ming of China in the final, with Kwon Un Sil of North Korea securing the bronze medal. Yun walked over to Kwon with the South Korean flag draped over her shoulders after winning the...Read Full Story

GUANGZHOU , China ( Reuters ) - North Korea 's attack on a South Korean island in one of the worst military flareups between the neighbors in recent years has cast a long shadow over Korean officials and athletes competing at the Asian Games . Just hours after North Korea rained dozens of shells on Yeonpyeong island, around 120 km west of the capital Seoul , destroying buildings and killing two soldiers, South Korean sports officials reacted with alarm and said the strikes could weigh on its...Read Full Story

In the 2nd day of the Beijing Olympics, the final of the Women’s Team Archery event was delayed for 30 minutes due to a heavy downpour but South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun, Yun Ok-hee and Joo Hyun-jung shot the sixth consecutive gold for their country with a world and Olympic record of 224. China came second, with France followed third.Read Full Story

Two South and North Korean athletes shook hands and stood side-by-side on the Asian Games medal podium on Tuesday as their countries waged a deadly military skirmish. In the women's individual archery competition, South Korea's Yun Ok-hee won gold, beating Cheng Ming of China in the final, with Kwon Un Sil of North Korea securing the bronze medal. Yun walked over to Kwon with the South Korean flag draped over her shoulders after winning the competition, and the North Korean gave her a...Read Full Story

Archery is about striking a target with an arrow shot from a bow. The bow can either be an straight bow or a crossbow, although most people think of upright bows when they hear the term 'archery'. W ...Read Full Story

Archery is as old as the hills. The oldest bows to have been found date back to about 2000 BC and bows are almost certainly older than that. Archery is so old that no-one knows where or when the bow ...Read Full Story

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Kids Archery Set Archery practice used to be compulsory in England and Wales in the days when the longbow was the most destructive weapon on the battlefield. These days archery is st ...Read Full Story