The most popular sports in south korean

As many people had been noted that Taekwondo is one of the most popular martial art which originated in South Korea. This art roughtly translate to the method of kicking and punching, although Taekwondo sometime is translated as the method of hands and feets. The martial art is a standard military training in South Korea Country. Since the year 1961, Taekwondo’s rules was standardized and become an official olympic sport in the year 2001. Taekwondo in South Korea is an important part and currently it is one og the most popular sports in South Korea.

Baseball is another of the most popular sport in South Korea in the recent year. This sport was first launched in 1905 by American missionaries and carries a highly following today. In the year 2008, Koran Baseball league had won the Gold Medal at the 2008 olympic games. Furthermore, Korea Country is a regular participant in the World baseball classic, and is apperciated as one of the best baseball countries in the international competition.

Other most popular sports in South Korea consists of football, golf, tennis and ice hockey.

For football sport - South Korean competes internationally under the name of Korean Republich which has qualified for 8th FIFA World Cup finals covering the most recent 2010 tournament, co-hosted the 2002 World Cup and the women team had won the 2010 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Tobago and Trinidad. Football is currently achieved the strongly investment in South Korea, a huge number of tiny amateur football gathering are immensely popular.

Besides the most popular sports for men in South Korea, the golf of Women is also very strong, with over 45 South Koreans playing on the world of leading women’s tour including supers stars like future hall of Famer Se Ri Pak. And, the most popular sports for women in South Korea includes archery, shooting, table tennis, badminton, judo….