On the sixth day of the Beijing Olympic Games, Korean athletes continued stellar performances in their quest to win more medals.

Korea's Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won nabbed the silver medal in the women's badminton doubles, after becoming the first Korean pair to advance to the finals.

In men's badminton doubles, Korea's Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man beat their Japanese rivals 2 to 1 to advance to the semifinals.

Korea's women handballers beat Sweden to make a step toward the quarter finals.

The Korean ping-pong squad also trounced Sweden 3 to 0, while male hockey players came from behind to defeat China 5 to 2.

With five gold medals, six silver and one bronze, Korea ranks third after China and the United States in total medal tally.