The Korea Herald

No 'Plan B' for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

Feb 15, 2020

TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the out...
Tokyo Olympics boss blasts 'irresponsible rumours' over virus shutdown

Feb 13, 2020

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has promised to implement "thorough measures" to protect people from the coronavirus in the run-up to the Olympics. Japan has not seen any deaths from COVID-19 but has 28...
S. Korea beats Britain, keeps Olympic women's hoops dreams alive

Feb 9, 2020

BELGRADE -- South Korea has squeezed past Britain 82-79 to stay alive in the Olympic women's basketball qualifying tournament. Shooting guard Kang Lee-seul made her first six 3-point field goals for...
S. Korea projected to win 9 gold medals at Tokyo 2020

Jan 29, 2020

South Korea will grab nine gold medals to finish in the top 10 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a US sports data analysis firm has projected. The latest version of Virtual Medal Table by Gracenote, updat...
Nat'l team volleyball stars battling injuries with jam-packed, pre-Olympic calendar on horizon

Jan 25, 2020

When South Korea won the Asian Olympic women’s volleyball qualifying tournament earlier this month, some of its key players took the adage “taking one for the team” to a whole new level -- to the poi...
Nat'l training center opens for Olympic year

Jan 17, 2020

South Korea's largest training facility for amateur athletes officially opened for 2020 on Friday, with hundreds of athletes and officials attending a ceremony to mark the beginning of the Olympic ye...
S. Korea on a roll entering knockout phase at Olympic football qualifying tournament

Jan 17, 2020

From what was considered the toughest group in the Asian Olympic men's football qualifying tournament, South Korea emerged as the only undefeated nation. In fact, they were the only team to win all ...
As Winter Youth Olympics host, S. Korea to bring together teen athletes for competition, cultural activities

Jan 10, 2020

The Youth Olympic Games, a fledgling sporting event organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are designed to bring together young athletes from around the world, not just for athletic ...
S. Korea named host of 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Jan 10, 2020

South Korea has been named the host country of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea the right to stage the fourth...
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...