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Updated: AUG 08, 2012

Kim Hyeon-woo Wins Gold in -66kg Greco-Roman Wrestling

  Kim Hyeon-woo Wins Gold in -66kg Greco-Roman Wrestling

We start this morning with the latest from day eleven of the London Olympics
Korea's Kim Hyeon-woo won gold in the under 66 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling competition Tuesday, bringing home Korea's first gold from wrestling in eight years.
Despite carrying an slight injury and a black eye from previous matches, Kim was in perfect control of the final, beatting Tamas Lorincz of Hungary with a set score of two-nil.
In the men's football semi-finals, team Korea lost to Brazil 3-nothing.
The taeguk warriors will now take on Japan for a bronze medal on Saturday morning 345AM, Korea time.
Brazil and Mexico will fight it out for the gold.
Korea's women's handball team, meanwhile, beat a formidable Russian team to advance to the semi-finals.
They will play Norway on Thursday.
Korea is still fourth in the overall medal standings, with 12 gold, five silver and six bronze medals.


Reporter : daeun@arirangtv.co.kr

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