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Despite an uncompromising effort by its rising superpower neighbor China to dominate Asian rivals, South Korea notched a series of sensational victories at the Beijing Games to consolidate its presence as a regional powerhouse capable of breaking new ground.
South Korea swept all four of its taekwondo competitions, claimed a largely unpredicted title in baseball, took an unprecedented gold in swimming and produced the world's strongest woman in weightlifting at the Games.
The country, which won nine golds in Athens four years ago, scored its best-ever record of 13 at the Olympics ending Sunday, and became the only Asian country to finish close behind the front-running host, China. |
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