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S. Korea squeeze past China to open Olympic men's football qualifying tournament

Jan 10, 2020

South Korea opened their Olympic men's football qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over China on Thursday. Second-half sub Lee Dong-jun scored in the dying seconds of the otherwise dull match, a...
S. Korea defeats Kazakhstan to top group at Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament

Jan 9, 2020

South Korea beat Kazakhstan to win its group in the preliminary round of the Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament on Thursday. Lee Jae-yeong put up 18 points, helping world No. 9 South K...
Ministry to spread Korean culture to teens from 29 countries at 2020 Dream Program

Jan 2, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Thursday that it will hold the 2020 Dream Program with the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation from Monday to Jan. 18. This year, 123 teenagers f...
Korea clinches spot in women's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament

Aug 19, 2019

South Korea secured a place in the Asian women's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament with a victory over Hong Kong at a continental competition on Monday. South Korea defeated Hong Kong 3-0 (25...
S. Korean Olympic chief nominated for IOC membership

May 23, 2019

The head of South Korea's Olympic body has been nominated for membership of the International Olympic Committee, a major boost for Seoul's efforts to increase its influence in global sports. Korean ...
IOC approves Korean proposal for unified teams, joint march at Tokyo 2020

Mar 28, 2019

The International Olympic Committee has approved a proposal by South and North Korea to form unified teams and have a joint march at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. IOC President Thomas Bach said th...
Korean proposal for joint Olympic teams up for approval at IOC meeting

Mar 11, 2019

A proposal by South Korea and North Korea to form multiple joint teams for qualification for the next Summer Olympics will be up for approval at an upcoming International Olympic Committee meeting, S...
IOC President Bach welcomes joint Korean bid for 2032 Olympics

Feb 15, 2019

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Friday he welcomes the joint South Korean-North Korean bid to host the 2032 Summer Games. Bach made the remark following his meeting with d...
Koreas to field joint teams in 4 sports at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Feb 15, 2019

South Korea and North Korea will organize unified teams in four sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, officials announced Friday. After a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) Pr...
PyeongChang 2018 success 'in so many respects,' says IOC chief

Feb 7, 2019

The world's top Olympic official on Thursday hailed the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games as "a success story in so many respects" on the occasion of the event's first anniversary. "From the sporting ac...
Showpiece stadium of 2022 World Cup to highlight Arab culture

Dec 18, 2018

Currently, the venue is no different from any other construction site, with cranes operating and workers in high-visibility colored vests and helmets moving around. But the SC said once it is complet...
Shooter Jeong You-jin wins 10m running target gold at Asian Games

Aug 24, 2018

South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin won gold in the men’s 10-meter running target event at the 18th Asian Games on Friday, giving the country its second gold of the day. Jeong defeated Pak Myong-w...
Two Koreas agree to hold basketball games in Pyongyang and Seoul

Jun 18, 2018

Two Koreas to make joint entrance at Asian Games, hold cross-border basketball games
S. Korean short track coach banned for assaulting athlete lands China job: report

May 12, 2018

A former South Korean national short track coach banned for assaulting an athlete has landed a job in China, a news report said Saturday. Xinhua News Agency in China said two South Korean-born coach...
S. Korea blown out by US for 5th straight loss at men’s hockey worlds

May 12, 2018

South Korea has lost its fifth consecutive game at the men’s hockey world championship. The 18th-ranked South Korea was blown out by the world No. 6 United States 13-1 in Group B action at the Inter...