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[PyeongChang 2018] Trump names delegation to PyeongChang Paralympics

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Monday named additional members of a delegation to the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Paralympic Games. The designations come after he chose Secretary...

Mar 6, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Paralympic medals similar to Olympic medals, but differences hidden

The medals for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics are similar to those of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as they are both inspired by unique Korean culture, but there are differences. According to ...

Mar 5, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Two-thirds of Koreans don't know Winter Paralympics opening day: survey

Two thirds of South Koreans don't know the opening day of the Winter Paralympic Games in their country, a survey showed Monday. According to local pollster Realmeter, which last Friday asked 500 adu...

Mar 5, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea to hold hallyu festival to boost Paralympics

South Korea will hold a cultural festival with "hallyu," or Korean Wave, stars for domestic and foreign tourists as part of its efforts to promote the PyeongChang Paralympics, which are set to kick o...

Mar 4, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Torch relay starts for PyeongChang Paralympics

The torch relay for the March 9-18 PyeongChang Paralympic Games kicked off on Saturday, heralding another international sports festival following the two-week Winter Olympics held in the same host ci...

Mar 4, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean athletes arrive for PyeongChang Winter Paralympics

The first group from the South Korean squad for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics arrived in the host city of PyeongChang on Saturday, with a goal of achieving the country's best results ever. The ...

Mar 3, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Fever of Olympics' cultural events to continue in Paralympics

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics is over, but the fever of various cultural side events that heated up the Olympics will carry over to the Paralympics. The Gangwon provincial government said Saturday...

Mar 3, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Flame for PyeongChang Paralympics lit in 5 S. Korean cities

Lighting ceremonies for the Paralympic flame were held in five local cities on Friday as South Korea began its eight-day torch relay for the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. ...

Mar 3, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Moon vows full support for Paralympics, people with disabilities

President Moon Jae-in promised all-out support for the upcoming PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games on Friday, calling the games a rare chance to improve conditions for all people with disabilities. ...

Mar 2, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Cheong Wa Dae welcomes US announcement of Paralympic delegation

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's appointment of his secretary for homeland security to lead a delegation to the PyeongChang Paralympic...

Feb 28, 2018
Olympic Games
Dutch coach for Korean speed skating to leave after contract expires

Bob de Jong, the Netherlands-born coach for South Korean speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, is set to leave the country later this week, with his contract expiring on Wednesday, the sp...

Feb 28, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Moon gears up for Paralympic Games, urges support for another success

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is apparently gearing up to promote the upcoming Paralympic Games, officials from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae noted Tuesday, two days after the end of wha...

Feb 27, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang to host largest Winter Paralympics next month

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games will be the largest Winter Paralympics in history, local organizers said Monday. PyeongChang's organizing committee said 570 athletes from 49 countries h...

Feb 26, 2018
Olympic Games
[Newsmaker] With treasured memories, PyeongChang bids adieu

About 200 South Korean athletes, coaches and officials gathered outside the Olympic athletes’ village in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Monday to attend the disbandment ceremony for the 2018 PyeongC...

Feb 26, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] 7 Korean male athletes eligible for military exemption after winning medals

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Seven South Korean athletes who won a medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be eligible for military exemption, officials here said Monday. All South Korean ...

Feb 26, 2018
Olympic Games

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