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 Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed to joint participation in “international sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games”. READ | 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.

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North Korea to refuse to host Japan World Cup qualifier over ‘infectious diseases’ concerns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea to refuse to host Japan World Cup qualifier over ‘infectious diseases’ concerns

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Korea will not host a 2026 World …

North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South because of hostility, Kim Jong Un says
1 year ago

North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South because of hostility, Kim Jong Un says

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for rewriting the North’s constitution to eliminate the idea of shared statehood between the war-divided countries, state media said Tuesday. He called for the assembly to rewrite the North’s constitution to define South Korea as the North’s …

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 …

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Foreign experts speculate Kim could refill Russia’s ammunition inventory drained in its 18-month war with Ukraine in …

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 …

Winter Olympics 2022: South Korea says no boycott, wants to maintain harmonious relation with China
3 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympics 2022: South Korea says no boycott, wants to maintain harmonious relation with China

Firstpost  

Moon Jae-in stressed that South Korea wanted to promote a free and open Pacific region, but also had to consider China’s role in trying to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula Sydney, Australia: South Korea’s president on Monday ruled out joining a US diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympics, citing the need to work with China. Moon stressed that …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

North and South Korea commit to ‘era of no war’
6 years, 3 months ago

North and South Korea commit to ‘era of no war’

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea said it would close a key missile test facility in the presence of “international experts” and potentially destroy its primary nuclear complex if the United States agrees to corresponding measures, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in a joint press conference with Kim Jong Un Wednesday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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