S. Korea Wins 8th Gold Medal in Badminton
August 18, 2008 
The mixed badminton doubles team of Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung won Korea’s eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics Sunday.
The duo beat out world champions Natsir Liliyana and Nova Widianto of
Indonesia in straight sets 21-11 and 21-17, earning Korea’s only gold
medal in badminton.
The last Korean mixed doubles badminton team to win gold was Kim Dong-moon and Kil Young-ah in 1996.
Also on Sunday, the women’s table tennis doubles team salvaged a bronze medal, beating Japan 3 to 0.
Boxer Kim Jung-joo defeated Demetrius Andrade of the U.S. 11 to 9 in
the men’s welter 69-kilogram quarterfinal, securing at least a bronze
medal for Korea.
In men’s table tennis, Oh Sang-eun, Ryu Seung-min and Yoon Jae-young
defeated Hong Kong in a group match 3 to 1. They will play Austria for
the bronze medal Monday.
In baseball, Lee Seung-yeop drove in the winning run in the bottom of
the eleventh inning as Korea edged China 1 to 0 to stay unbeaten in
Olympic play. Korea secured a semifinals berth with the win.
In women’s basketball, Korea advanced to the quarterfinals by beating
Latvia 72-68. The team will seek to earn a berth in the semifinals in a
game against the U.S. on Monday.
In men’s field hockey, Korea beat Belgium 3-1. With two victories, one
tie and one defeat, Korea can make the semifinals if it beats Spain
Tuesday.
As of Sunday night, Korea had 8 gold medals, 9 silver and 5 bronze,
ranking sixth in the gold medal count. China holds the most gold medals
with 35, followed by the United States with 19.





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