Tae kwon do is a Korean martial art that since the 1950s has become popular around the world. It is estimated that over 20 million people in 140 nations participate in the sport. The origins are unclear, and different scholars suggest Korean, Chinese,...

Taekwondo (also Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do, IPA: /tаɪkwɒndoʊ/) is a Korean martial art and combat sport. Taekwondo is the national sport of South Korea and sparring, kyeorugi, is an Olympic sporting event. In Korean hanja, tae (跆)...

Vibrant and determined, Maxine Turner never was the type to cower under an umbrella. When rain struck during a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, others dove for cover. Maxine turned her face skyward and let the raindrops kiss her cheeks.Later, amid grumbling...

Iraq's Olympic cycling coach was killed after gunmen kidnapped him from his home in the latest attack on one of the nation's sports figures, officials said.Family members identified the body of 48-year-old Mahoud Ahmed Fulayih at the central morgue in the capital on Monday, two...

The bus ferrying U.S. Olympic Committee evaluators slowed to a crawl Friday as it merged onto the freeway headed for Long Beach during a tour of venues for Los Angeles' bid to land the 2016 Summer Olympics.It was the only slowdown the 11-member Evaluation Commission...

Chinese police will deal harshly with social or political demonstrations at the Beijing Olympics, a top security official said Friday.With 28,000 journalists expected to attend, the Aug. 8-24 Olympics offer a rare chance for protesters to express grievances against China's communist government on issues including...