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Yoon expected to unveil new unification vision in Liberation Day speech

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul, in this file photo taken July 14, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug.

(Olympics) S. Korean players well off pace after opening round in women's golf

Amy Yang of South Korea tees off on the first hole in the first round of the women's golf tournament at the Paris Olympics at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France, on Aug. 7, 2024. (Yonhap)

GUYANCOURT, France, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean LPGA Tour players were well off the first-round pace at the women's golf tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

(Olympics) Taekwondo's next big thing bursts onto Olympic scene with gold

Park Tae-joon of South Korea looks at his gold medal won in the men's -58-kilogram taekwondo event at the Paris Olympics at Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 7, 2024. (Yonhap)

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Unlike many other athletes, Park Tae-joon, freshly crowned an Olympic taekwondo champion in Paris on Wednesday, doesn't have pre-match rituals or superstitions.