Korean athletes not affected by border conflict
North and South Korean athletes competing in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou were not affected with the recent exchange of fire between their countries in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday.
Archery champion Yuk Ok-hee said the conflict will not affect her performance.
"I tried to focus on the competition. I didn't want to take note of it," the South Korean told Kyodo News.
North Korean archer Kwon Un-sil, the bronze medal winner in the women's individual event, said she was not aware of the incident.
"I don't know about it. I haven't seen the news so I can't make a comment," she said.
Olympic Council of Asia secretary-general HE Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Hussain said the incident will not affect the ongoing Guangzhou Asian Games as the OCA is a sports organisation and not affiliated with any country or political group.
Despite the incident, sources said there were no changes in security around the rooms of North and South Korean participants and officials inside the athletes' village.
North Korea and South Korea are enjoying a successful campaign in the ongoing Guangzhou meet. As of Tuesday, North Korea has won five golds, 10 silvers and 15 bronze medals to sit in 12th spot in the overall medal standings. South Korea has a 64-55-74 tally to rank behind host China (165-85-79).
The conflict started when North Korea fired artillery shells onto the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong off the coast of Incheon, which will host the 2014 Asian Games. About 50 shells landed on the island, killing two South Korean marines and injuring several soldiers and civilians.
South Korea countered by firing about 80 rounds from K-9 self-propelled guns. The communist North claimed that its southern neighbour fired first and it only retaliated. Western super powers led by the United States condemned the attacks.
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