Outsiders get the boot

Mariana Mohammad crashed out of the Asian Games.

Mariana Mohammad crashed out of the Asian Games in a bloody accident that marred the women8217;s time trial Saturday,while three Kazakhstan field hockey players were kicked out in a case of national identity fraud. Mohammad,a 32-year-old Malaysian cyclist,had the leading intermediate time when she collided with a fence on the side of the course and cartwheeled her bike. Malaysian team officials said she had a broken collarbone and a deep cut on her chin,but was in a stable condition after treatment at the Guangdong Provincial Hospital.

Lee Min-hye went on to win the 35.6-kilometer race in 49 minutes,38.35 seconds,giving South Korea victories in both the men8217;s and women8217;s time trials. Choe Hyeong-min gave South Korea its first gold in the men8217;s time trial in 24 years when he completed three laps of the 17.8km course in 1 hour,8 minutes,16.12 seconds.

South Korea swept all four gold medals at golf,including both team events. Kim Hyun-soo won the women8217;s total at 11-under 277,while Kim Meen-whe won the men8217;s tournament with a four-round total 15-under-par 273,nine clear of Miguel Luis Tabuena of the Philippines.

North Korea beat South

Ra Un Sim scored twice in extra time as two-time defending champion North Korea beat archrival South Korea 3-1 to reach the women8217;s football final. Japan edged China 1-0 with a goal in extra time in the earlier semifinal. It was a rare setback for team China,which is dominating the standings with 138 gold and 270 medals overall.

South Korea was second on the medals standings with 52 gold medals,well clear of Japan8217;s 29. Iran was next with eight gold,followed on seven by Hong Kong and Thailand,which collected six on Saturday including three in sailing and both sepak takraw team events.

The women8217;s field hockey continued after Kazakhstan was stripped of its competition points and dropped to last place ahead of its final preliminary match against India. Technical delegate Mathavas Deavadas said Alessya Pyotukh,Yulliya Mikheichik and Anastassiya Chsherbakova 8220;admitted they represented Belarus8221; at a World Cup qualifying tournament in April.

Asian Games organizers have awarded four of the matches here to Kazakhstan8217;s opponents with a score of 5-0 while retaining South Korea8217;s 10-3 scoreline because of a bigger victory margin. The only other athlete kicked out of the games so far was a Shokir Muminov,a judo silver medalist from Uzbekistan who had his results nullified and banned from competition after testing positive for a banned stimulant in a doping test.