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Gold: South
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Silver: Cuba |
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Bronze:
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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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