All posts tagged "swimming"

  • Park Tae-hwan looks at an electronic board after completing a 200-meter freestyle race at the national team trials in Gimcheon City, North Gyeongsang Province, on July 16, 2014. Park finished the race in 1:45.25, the fastest in the men's 200ｍ freestyle this year, outperforming the Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy's 1:45.58. Park will also compete in the 100ｍ and 400ｍ in freestyle, and 200ｍ and 400ｍ in individual medley to qualify for the Incheon Asian Games in September. (Yonhap)
    Suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan to train in Japan

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan, currently serving a doping suspension, has relocated to Japan to continue training, his management company said Tuesday. Team GMP said Park left for Tokyo with his manager and...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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  • Park Tae-hwan looks at an electronic board after completing a 200-meter freestyle race at the national team trials in Gimcheon City, North Gyeongsang Province, on July 16, 2014. Park finished the race in 1:45.25, the fastest in the men's 200ｍ freestyle this year, outperforming the Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy's 1:45.58. Park will also compete in the 100ｍ and 400ｍ in freestyle, and 200ｍ and 400ｍ in individual medley to qualify for the Incheon Asian Games in September. (Yonhap)
    Can Park Tae-hwan get back on track to 2016 Olympics?

    By Nam Hyun-woo Disgraced swimming star Park Tae-hwan recently resumed training for an elusive chance to represent Korea at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year. After being slapped with an 18-month doping suspension, Park first swam...

    • Posted June 10, 2015
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    Park Tae-hwan reunites with ex-coach in training

    SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) — Having resumed his training while serving a doping suspension, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan was reunited with his former coach on Wednesday. Park, the 2008 Olympic freestyle gold medalist suspended for 18...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • Park Tae-hwan speaks to his coaching staff at a pool in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept. 19, 2014, while practicing for the 17th Incheon Asian Games, which open later in the day. (Yonhap)
    Suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan to resume training

    SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) — Park Tae-hwan, Olympic swimming champ currently on a doping suspension, will resume training at a public pool in Seoul, officials said Wednesday. Park will train with his old coach Roh Min-sang at...

    • Posted May 27, 2015
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    Left to train alone, Park Tae-hwan faces murky future

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Serving a lengthy doping suspension, Park Tae-hwan has been left to train on his own with his future as murky as ever. The former Olympic swimming champ was slapped in March with an 18-month...

    • Posted May 14, 2015
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  • Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea holds back tears during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan of South Korea offered a public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Park Tae-hwan’s doc pleads not guilty to negligence

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Swimmer Park Tae-hwan’s doctor Tuesday pleaded not guilty to misleading him about an injection of a banned substance that stripped him of his Asian Games medals last year. Park tested positive for testosterone, a...

    • Posted April 21, 2015
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    Park Tae-hwan’s name may be removed from swimming arena

    By Jung Min-ho Incheon Metropolitan City (IMC) officials are mulling whether to remove Park Tae-hwan’s name from its swimming arena after the former Olympic swimming champion was suspended from competitions for failing a drug test. On Monday,...

    • Posted March 26, 2015
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