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14th March 2008

Australian baseball team misses out on Olympic spot

The Australian baseball team who won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games failed to earn a spot in the Beijing Olympics. Canada beat South Korea 4-3, making it impossible for Australia to go higher than fourth spot.

Taiwan, Canada and South Korea all earned Olympic berths in the tournament.

The other teams to have already qualified include the United States, China, Cuba, the Netherlands, and Japan.

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3rd February 2008

First Asia Boxing Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok Thailand

The First Asia Boxing Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok Thailand was held from January January 25th to February 2nd, 2008.

Uzbekistan had four boxers qualify for the Beijing Olympics. Thailand, Korea and China all had three boxers qualify.

Here is a list of all of the boxers that qualified at the tournament.

First Asia Boxing Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok

Class Boxer Country
Light Fly 48 kg RAFIRJON Sultonov UZB
  ZHAKYPOV Birzhan KAZ
Fly 51 kg ANVAR Yunusov TJK
  LEE Ok-Sung KOR KOR
Bantam 54 kg KUMAR Akhil IND
  PETCHKOOM Worapoj THA
Feather 57 kg 1SHIMIZU Satoshi JPN
  BAHODIRJON Sultonov UZB
Light 60 kg HU Qing CHN
  BAIK Jong –Sub KOR
Light Welter 64 kg MAIMAITITUERSUN Qiong CHN
  BOONJUMNONG Manus THA
Welter 69 kg KIM Jung-Joo KOR
  DILSHOD Mahmudov UZB
Middle 75 kg ELSHOD Rasullov UZB
  CHOMPHUPOUNG Angkarn THA
Light Heavy 81 kg ZHANG Xiaoping CHN
  DJAKHON Kurbanov TJK

29th January 2008

Some athletes may train in South Korea

Some athletes might prepare for the Beijing Olympics in nearby South Korea or Japan reports Chosun News.

South Korea and Japan have similar weather conditions to Beijing and is only an hour flight away. Pollution levels may only be slightly better, as both countries still have pollution problems in their main cities.

22nd November 2007

Japan and South Korea qualify for Olympics

Japan and South Korea booked their berths into the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Japan drew with Saudi Arabia nil-all in Tokyo and South Korea Republic did the same with Bahrain in Seoul.

“We couldn’t play our game because of the Saudi attacks, but I was able to accomplish my mission,” said Japan Olympic coach Yasuharu Sorimachi.

“We once fell to the nether world after losing to Qatar, but it made us tougher, we became stronger mentally.”

Read more: Japan, Korea Republic join Olyroos

5th October 2007

South and North Korea to operate railway during Olympic games

South and North Korean leaders met just recently and agreed to operate the railway linking the two countries while the Olympic Games are being held in Beijing.

The opening of the railway will allow people from South Korea to travel to Beijing by train.

Read more: S Korea, DPRK agree to operate inter-Korean railways during 2008 Olympics

10th September 2007

India retains Asia Cup hockey title

India defeated South Korea 7-2 in the Asia Cup final. Prabhjot Singh and Rajpal Singh scored two goals each. Shivendra Singh, S V Sunil and Ignace Tirkey each scored one goal for India. Jang Jong Hyun and Oh Dae Keun scored goals for South Korea.

Going by the improved performance of the players from tournament to tournament, I am hopeful that we will qualify for the Beijing Olympics,” Indian coach Joaquim Carvalho said.

Read more: India retain Asia Cup

2nd November 2005

Two Koreas to Field single team at Olympics

North and South Korea will be fielding a joint team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This will be for the first time since the troubled island split more than 60 years ago.