The under-19 men's youth handball team on Wednesday beat Denmark, 32-31, in Qatar to advance to the finals of the inaugural world youth championships.

South Korea will face Serbia-Montenegro for the title Thursday.

In cycling, Park Eun-mi of Jurye Girls' High School won the country's first women's medal in a global competition.

The 18-year-old won the silver medal Thursday in Vienna, Austria, at the World Junior Cycling Championships against several powerful competitors from Europe.