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Gold: South Korea

Silver: Cuba

Bronze: United States

South Korea wins Asia's first Olympic baseball gold medal

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Korea beat defending champion Cuba 3-2 here Saturday to win Asia's first Olympic baseball gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.

    Lee Yong-kyu opened the winning team's lead with a two run homer in the first inning and teammate Park Jim-man added one point in the seventh inning.

    Cuba's Michel Enriquez and Alexei Bell homered respectively in the first and seventh innings. Full Story

U.S. beats Japan 8-4 to pocket Olympic baseball bronze medal

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United States beat Japan 8-4 here Saturday to take home bronze medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games baseball tournament. Full Story

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