North Korean athletes arrive in South for joint Asiad training
6 years, 5 months ago

North Korean athletes arrive in South for joint Asiad training

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes arrived in the South on Sunday for joint training ahead of the Asian Games next month, the latest effort at rare cross-border sports diplomacy. READ| Joint inter-Korea team wins mixed doubles at Korea Open Indonesia President Joko Widodo formally invited the Korean leaders to the Asian Games, although it is unclear if either has responded. The two Koreas formed their first-ever unified Olympic team - a joint women's ice hockey squad - for February's games in the South Korean resort of Pyeongchang. Earlier this month, a group of 50 South Korean basketball players visited Pyongyang for friendly matches, and a team of North Koreans will be in Seoul in the autumn for another round.

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Asian Games 2023: North Korean athletes snub South Koreans on the podium after missing out on Gold
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: North Korean athletes snub South Koreans on the podium after missing out on Gold

India Today  

Three North Korean shooters refused to participate in a group photo alongside South Korean athletes after their loss in the men's team shooting final at the 2023 Asian Games. The bronze medalists from Indonesia along with the South Korean champions positioned themselves on top of the podium, while the North Korean athletes, Kwon Kwang-il, Pak Myong-won, and Songjun Yu, chose …

After missing out on gold, North Korean shooters refuse to join South Korean rivals in group photo at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

After missing out on gold, North Korean shooters refuse to join South Korean rivals in group photo at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Three North Korean marksmen refused to join their South Korean rivals in a group photo of medal winners at the Hangzhou Asian Games after narrowly missing out on gold in a men's team shooting competition on Monday. Gold medalists team South Korea, right, and silver medalists team North Korea pose during the awards ceremony of team men's 25-meter rapid fire …

North Korea athletes travel to Asian Games: state media
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea athletes travel to Asian Games: state media

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes have travelled to China for the Asian Games, state media said, signalling an end to the country’s more than three-year isolation from global multisport competitions. But Pyongyang said late Saturday it had sent athletes to the Asian Games, to be held in the city of Hangzhou later this month. “A DPRK team left here on Sept. 14 …

North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games

The Hindu  

North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organisers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena. The sporting action at the Games in Hangzhou starts on September 19, four days before the opening ceremony, with North Korea scheduled to face Taiwan in …

North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games 2022
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games 2022

The Hindu  

North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organisers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena. North Koreans are listed on the Games’ website for accredited media to compete in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in sports including athletics, gymnastics, basketball, football, …

N. Korea taekwondo team at international event in post-pandemic first
1 year, 4 months ago

N. Korea taekwondo team at international event in post-pandemic first

The Hindu  

North Korea has sent athletes to a taekwondo competition in Kazakhstan, a photo from organisers showed Saturday, the first time in years that Pyongyang has allowed a delegation to travel overseas. At least five North Korean athletes, wearing white uniforms with the country’s red and blue star flag on the front, were shown at the International Taekwondo Federation’s 2023 competition …

‘Someone else’s festival': No North Korea at ally’s Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Someone else’s festival': No North Korea at ally’s Olympics

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea, with hundreds of athletes, cheerleaders and officials pushing hard to woo their South Korean and U.S. rivals in a bid for diplomacy that has since stalled. “For North Korea, the Beijing Olympics are still someone else’s festival, and what’s important now …

South Korea: North Koreans pull out of World Cup qualifying
3 years, 8 months ago

South Korea: North Koreans pull out of World Cup qualifying

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials say North Korea has told soccer’s Asian governing body it will not participate in World Cup qualifiers next month because of coronavirus concerns. South Korea is scheduled to host North Korea, Turkmenistan, Lebanon and Sri Lanka in Group H qualifying matches from May 31 to June 15. North Korea’s Olympic committee also said …

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to stage a global sporting event amid a raging pandemic. A website run by North Korea’s Sports Ministry said its national Olympic Committee during a meeting on March …

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea

ABC  

The hope for a united Korean Olympic team has been dashed after officials in the north announced they will not compete at this year's Games due to COVID-19 concerns. Key points: North Korea made the decision to pull out of the Tokyo Games on March 25 The country was considering combining with South Korea to compete together South Korea says …

North Korea pull out of South Korea-hosted women's football tournament days after bizarre World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang
5 years, 2 months ago

North Korea pull out of South Korea-hosted women's football tournament days after bizarre World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang

Firstpost  

North Korea has pulled out of a December international women’s football tournament in the South, Seoul’s football authorities said Tuesday, weeks after Pyongyang hosted a surreal World Cup qualifier in a near-empty stadium. Seoul: North Korea has pulled out of a December international women’s football tournament in the South, Seoul’s football authorities said Tuesday, weeks after Pyongyang hosted a surreal …

North and South Korea share points in historic WC qualifier
5 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea share points in historic WC qualifier

The Hindu  

The historic World Cup qualifier between North Korea and South Korea in Pyongyang ended in a 0-0 draw at an empty Kim Il-sung Stadium. South Korea last crossed the border for a friendly in 1990 but had never contested a competitive match in the North prior to Tuesday's encounter. READ | No broadcast, media for North and South Korea match …

No broadcast and international media for North-South Korea game
5 years, 3 months ago

No broadcast and international media for North-South Korea game

The Hindu  

A World Cup qualifier like no other kicks off in Pyongyang on Tuesday, with pretty much the entire world shut out of the event. North and South Korea, two countries technically at war, will step onto the Kim Il Sung stadium turf for a match with no live broadcast, no South Korean fans and no international media in attendance. It …

North and South Korea play first men’s soccer match on North Korean soil in almost 30 years
5 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea play first men’s soccer match on North Korean soil in almost 30 years

CNN  

Seoul CNN — For the first time in almost three decades, North and South Korea’s men’s football teams faced each other in Pyongyang. South Korea is ranked 37 in the world – much higher than North Korea’s 113 ranking. An Byong Jun of North Korea and Kim Shinwook of South Korea compete for the ball during the EAFF E-1 Men's …

South Korea travels to North Korea for World Cup Qualifier
5 years, 3 months ago

South Korea travels to North Korea for World Cup Qualifier

The Hindu  

Amid tensions revolving around North 's nuclear weaponry, the South Korean football team has departed for Pyongyang to take on North Korea in a World Cup qualifier. The teams ⁠—with Tottenham's star forward Son Heung-min included in the South Korean squad ⁠— are expected to face each other at the Kim Il Sung Stadium on Tuesday. But Pyongyang refused to …

South Korea scraps joint Olympic hockey team with North
5 years, 7 months ago

South Korea scraps joint Olympic hockey team with North

The Hindu  

South Korea is dropping its plan for a joint women's field hockey team with the North at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, officials said on Thursday, after Pyongyang failed to co-operate. The two Koreas formed their first-ever unified Olympic team — a joint women's ice hockey squad — for the 2018 Winter Games in the South, where the team proved a …

Unified Korean teams at 2020 Olympics in four sports
5 years, 11 months ago

Unified Korean teams at 2020 Olympics in four sports

The Hindu  

The two Koreas are preparing to field unified teams for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in basketball, judo, field hockey and rowing, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. In all, a women's basketball team, a women's field hockey team, a mixed judo team in four weight categories and for the men in three rowing events, the coxless fours, the quadruple …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North, South Korea prepare to field unified teams in four disciplines after meeting with IOC
5 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North, South Korea prepare to field unified teams in four disciplines after meeting with IOC

Firstpost  

The move comes after North and South Korea marched under a joint flag at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, where they also sent out a unified women’s ice hockey team Lausanne: The two Koreas are preparing to field unified teams for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in basketball, judo, field hockey and rowing, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The …

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Two Koreas and IOC to discuss joint teams
5 years, 11 months ago

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Two Koreas and IOC to discuss joint teams

The Hindu  

The sports ministers of North and South Korea will meet with Olympics chief Thomas Bach with a view to fielding unified teams at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the IOC said on Thursday. The move comes after the two Koreas marched under a joint flag at the 2018 Winter Games, where they also sent out a unified women's ice-hockey team. In …

Inside Korea’s unified women’s ice hockey team
5 years, 11 months ago

Inside Korea’s unified women’s ice hockey team

CNN  

CNN — On the opening night of the 2018 Winter Olympics, journalists and photographers from around the world assembled in a large cabin in the shadow of the Kwandong Hockey Centre. Woohae Cho/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images The International Olympic Committee allowed the Korean federation to expand the team’s roster to 35 players, which meant 12 North Koreans could be incorporated …

Laureus Sporting Moment Award, December nominees: Sports transcend borders to bring North and South Korea together
6 years, 1 month ago

Laureus Sporting Moment Award, December nominees: Sports transcend borders to bring North and South Korea together

Firstpost  

For the first time ever, North and South Korea united at the Games to form one Ice Hockey team. To show this was not a one-off, the nations also united again at the World Table Tennis Championships later in the year in Sweden. This is particularly true in the Korean peninsula, where in 2018 North and South Korea has united …

North and South Korea plan to have unified hockey team
6 years, 2 months ago

North and South Korea plan to have unified hockey team

The Hindu  

North and South Korea are planning to field a unified hockey team in future international tournaments, continuing the sustained efforts to bring peace between the neighbours through sports. The proposal to have a combined team came from South Korea during a meeting between the representatives of the two countries on the sidelines of the 46th International Hockey Federation Congress, here. …

Koreas to seek talks with IOC on joint 2032 Olympics bid
6 years, 2 months ago

Koreas to seek talks with IOC on joint 2032 Olympics bid

The Hindu  

The two Koreas on Friday agreed to seek talks with the International Olympics Committee to discuss a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Games, Seoul said, as cross-border reconciliation gathered pace. Making a joint bid for the 2032 Games was part of a broader agreement made between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in during …

North and South Korea plan to jointly bid on 2032 Summer Olympics
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea plan to jointly bid on 2032 Summer Olympics

Hindustan Times  

North and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to pursue a joint bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2032. “We agreed to cooperate on a bid to jointly host the 2032 Summer Olympics,” was all Moon said in his statement. It left undetermined issues like which countries would host which events, and how the closed society of North Korea might …

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

The Hindu  

North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South. “The South and North agreed to actively participate jointly in international competitions including the 2020 Summer Olympics and to cooperate in bidding for the South-North …

'South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit'
6 years, 4 months ago

'South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit'

The Hindu  

South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week’s summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said on Wednesday, according to a Yonhap report. North and South Korea formed their first-ever unified Olympic team - a joint women’s ice hockey squad - for February’s winter games in the South Korean …

Unified Korea trounces Taiwan to reach Asian hoops final
6 years, 4 months ago

Unified Korea trounces Taiwan to reach Asian hoops final

The Hindu  

A joint Korean women's basketball team slammed Taiwan 89-66 to reach the Asian Games final on Thursday, helped by Las Vegas razzmatazz and some good, old, northern grit. Beanpole centre Park Ji-su chipped in with 10 points - one of six Korean players in double figures - in her first game since being released by WNBA team the Las Vegas …

Asian Games 2018: Joint Korea teams to look for local sports equipment manufacturers due to UN sanctions on Pyongyang
6 years, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Joint Korea teams to look for local sports equipment manufacturers due to UN sanctions on Pyongyang

Firstpost  

The joint Korean teams will look for local manufacturers of athletic wear due to the UN sanctions on North Korea as a result of human rights violations. Seoul: North and South Korean athletes in unified teams at next month’s Asian Games will avoid wearing kit The two Koreas agreed to field joint teams in three disciplines — canoeing, rowing and …

Joint inter-Korea team wins mixed doubles at Korea Open
6 years, 5 months ago

Joint inter-Korea team wins mixed doubles at Korea Open

The Hindu  

A joint table tennis team from the two Koreas on Saturday won the final in mixed doubles at the Korea Open, claiming the first gold in the latest instalment of sporting diplomacy on the peninsula. READ| North and South Korea hold friendly basketball match in Pyongyang It was the first gold medal won by an inter-Korea sports team in nearly …

Ping-pong diplomacy: N.Korea table tennis team heads South
6 years, 6 months ago

Ping-pong diplomacy: N.Korea table tennis team heads South

The Hindu  

North Korea will play in a table tennis competition in South Korea this month, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Cold War rivals whose rapprochement owes much to sport. North Korea, who competed in February's Winter Olympics in the South, will send a team for the Korean Open south of Seoul from July 17-22, the International Table …

North and South Korea hold friendly basketball match in Pyongyang
6 years, 6 months ago

North and South Korea hold friendly basketball match in Pyongyang

The Hindu  

The two Koreas on Wednesday held a friendly basketball match in Pyongyang in the latest effort at sports diplomacy between the neighbours. The South's delegation was led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, in the first visit by a Seoul official since the landmark summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. Cho and his North …

Koreas to field joint teams at Asian Games
6 years, 6 months ago

Koreas to field joint teams at Asian Games

The Hindu  

North and South Korea will field joint teams in three sports — canoeing, rowing and women's basketball — at the Asian Games, organisers said on Thursday, in the latest sign of thawing tensions. South Korea's national Olympic committee previously told AFP that the country's governing bodies for basketball, judo, canoe, gymnastics, table tennis, rowing and soft tennis had expressed an …

North Korea, South Korea agree to form joint teams at Asian Games 2018
6 years, 6 months ago

North Korea, South Korea agree to form joint teams at Asian Games 2018

Hindustan Times  

North Korea and South Korea agreed to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games 2018 -- a move which highlights the rapprochement on the peninsula that began with the Winter Olympics. North Korea and South Korea will be fielding unified teams in certain events at the Asian Games 2018. At their historic summit in April, North …

Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games
6 years, 6 months ago

Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games

The Hindu  

North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games — a move which highlights the rapprochement on the peninsula that begins with the Winter Olympics. At their historic summit in April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed to joint participation in “international sports …

Trump Open to Talks with North Korea at Olympics, But Stakes Remain High
7 years ago

Trump Open to Talks with North Korea at Olympics, But Stakes Remain High

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump expressed openness to joining discussions with South Korea and North Korea at the right time, potentially beyond the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Trump highlighted the importance of maintaining unity between the two Koreas and warned against foreign powers complicating the talks.

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