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 to take part in the 19th Asian Games to be held in China,” the Korean Central News Agency reported, using the country’s official name. The sporting action at the Games in Hangzhou starts on Tuesday, four days before the opening ceremony, with North Korea scheduled to face Taiwan -- who play under the name Chinese Taipei -- in men’s football that day.

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Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes left for the Paris Olympics on Saturday, AFP reporters saw, as they prepared to take part in the summer Games for the first time in eight years. Around 16 North Korean athletes are expected to compete in around seven Olympic events in Paris, including boxing and table tennis, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. North …

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 …

Japan beats North Korea in World Cup qualifying then North Korea cancels visit by Japan, media says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan beats North Korea in World Cup qualifying then North Korea cancels visit by Japan, media says

Associated Press  

TOKYO — North Korea reportedly canceled hosting Japan in a World Cup qualifier just hours after losing to Japan in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan scored after just 90 seconds and held out North Korea to win 1-0 and maintain its perfect start in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Soon after, Japan Football Association chief …

Japan warns football fans not to go to North Korea for World Cup qualifier
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan warns football fans not to go to North Korea for World Cup qualifier

The Hindu  

Japan has warned football fans not to attempt to travel to “hostile” North Korea for next week’s World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang. The Tokyo foreign ministry “strongly requests the general public to refrain” from attending the match on March 26, the first for the two sides in North Korea since 2011. Japan and North Korea play in Tokyo on Thursday …

Asian Games 2023: North Korean Kim Il Gyong breaks world record as weightlifting dominance continues
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: North Korean Kim Il Gyong breaks world record as weightlifting dominance continues

The Hindu  

A third women’s weightlifting world record was broken on Monday as North Korea continued to dominate at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday on its return to international competition after four years away. The 20-year-old then hoisted 135kg in the clean and jerk to finish on a 246kg total and condemn China’s Luo Shifang to silver with former snatch …

AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China
1 year, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The two-week Asian Games featuring …

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 …

Olympic Council of Asia defends flying of North Korean flag at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Olympic Council of Asia defends flying of North Korean flag at Asian Games 2023

The Hindu  

Olympic Council of Asia chief Raja Randhir Singh on Sunday defended the organisation’s decision to allow North Korea to fly its flag at the Asian Games despite being banned from doing so over doping violations. They included not being able to fly the North Korean flag at any regional, continental or world sports event, excluding the Olympics and Paralympics. Despite …

Asian Games 2023: China bars 3 Indian athletes, Delhi lodges strong protest
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: China bars 3 Indian athletes, Delhi lodges strong protest

Live Mint  

India on Friday lodged strong protest with China over Beijing barring three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh to travel for the ongoing Asian Games. Three Indian martial arts athletes from Arunachal Pradesh have been forced to pull out of the Asian Games in Hangzhou after not receiving clearance from the host country, according to AFP report. India in lodging its …

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, …

Asian Games will be ‘new beginning’ for biggest-ever South Korea team
1 year, 4 months ago

Asian Games will be ‘new beginning’ for biggest-ever South Korea team

The Hindu  

The Asian Games will be a “new beginning” for South Korean sport, a top official said, with badminton world number one An Se-young spearheading the country’s largest-ever team at the competition. South Korea has consistently finished second in the medals table behind China at the Games, but slipped to third in 2018, with China and Japan ahead of them. “This …

China names Asian Games team, outlines ‘political’ mission
1 year, 4 months ago

China names Asian Games team, outlines ‘political’ mission

The Hindu  

China unveiled on Tuesday its 886-strong team and its sporting and political goals for the Hangzhou Asian Games which start this month, a year later than planned due to China’s COVID situation and restrictions. The Chinese team, who have topped the medals table at every Asian Games since 1982, should repeat that feat in Hangzhou, the director of the National …

North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown

Firstpost  

The announcement comes days after an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing for the first time since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020 amid a slow reopening of one of the world’s most politically and economically isolated countries North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID …

In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing
1 year, 4 months ago

In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing

Live Mint  

After years of isolation from the world due to COVID pandemic, North Korea is slowly opening its border to the world. There has been no information on who was the in the flight, but it is expected that it would on return carry back North Koreans who had been trapped in China by the years because of border closure, reported …

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 …

Asian Games 2023: Korean FA apologise for selecting player with drunk driving conviction
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Korean FA apologise for selecting player with drunk driving conviction

The Hindu  

South Korea’s football association dropped Lee Sang-min from their Asian Games squad on Tuesday and apologised for picking the defender who is ineligible due to a drunk driving conviction. “The KFA humbly acknowledges that in the selection process for the Asian Games national team players announced on 14th, they selected players who did not conform to the national football team …

Delayed Asian Games rescheduled to start in September 2023
2 years, 5 months ago

Delayed Asian Games rescheduled to start in September 2023

The Hindu  

The Asian Games have been rescheduled to start on September 23 next year in Hangzhou, China, more than 12 months after the original date. The Olympic Council of Asia on Tuesday confirmed the delayed games would be held from September 23 to October 8, saying it took two months of consultations involving the Chinese Olympic Committee and other stakeholders to …

China loses to South Korea in FIBA Asia Cup
2 years, 6 months ago

China loses to South Korea in FIBA Asia Cup

China Daily  

Fan Ziming of China goes up for a lay-up during a Group B match against South Korea at the FIBA Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 12, 2022. China's national men's basketball team lost to South Korea 93-81 in its opening match at the FIBA Asia Cup here on Tuesday evening. After some members playing in the FIBA World …

Asian Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 fears
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 fears

The Hindu  

May 06, 2022 12:21 pm | Updated 06:54 pm IST - Hong Kong The Asian Games that were set to be held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed, organisers said on Friday, as China continues to battle a spread of COVID-19 cases. The Olympic Council of Asia said, following a meeting with the Chinese Olympic …

Asian Games, other world sporting events in China postponed because of coronavirus
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Games, other world sporting events in China postponed because of coronavirus

LA Times  

Traditional dancers perform during the unveiling of the logo of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2015. Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year’s Asian Games in China, scheduled for September, are being postponed because of concerns about the spreading Omicron variant of …

‘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 …

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, North Korea puts blame on COVID-19, 'hostile forces'
3 years ago

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, North Korea puts blame on COVID-19, 'hostile forces'

Firstpost  

In September 2021, the International Olympic Committee suspended North Korea through 2022 for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Summer Games, citing the pandemic. Seoul, South Korea: North Korea on Friday said it would skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic and “hostile forces’ moves,” a largely redundant statement since the country has already been …

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics
3 years ago

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics

The Hindu  

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed “hostile forces” and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States of trying to prevent the Games’ success, state media said on Friday. It was unclear whether the letter from North Korea’s Olympic Committee and Sports Ministry was referring only to …

Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games

Associated Press  

TOKYO — North Korea isn’t at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Perhaps the hottest story of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was the North Korean delegation, which included 22 athletes, hundreds of cheerleaders and leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister. So it was likely a tough decision for North Korea not to attend the Tokyo Games, “which …

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 …

Missing the Olympics is a 'minor nuisance' for North Korea, with claims of medal success likely despite absence, expert says
3 years, 9 months ago

Missing the Olympics is a 'minor nuisance' for North Korea, with claims of medal success likely despite absence, expert says

ABC  

North Korea's decision to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will not stop Kim Jong-un's regime from claiming and celebrating gold medals at home, according to a leading expert on the country. Key points: The North Korean Olympic Committee says its team will not go to this year's Olympics in order to protect athletes from coronavirus The decision has ended …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears

The Hindu  

North Korea’s sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regret over the decision, saying it had hoped that the Tokyo Olympics would provide an opportunity to improve inter-Korean relations. Japan's Olympic Committee said North Korea had not yet …

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 …

China To Host 3rd Asian Youth Games In November 2021 Despite COVID-19 Threat Looming Large
4 years, 9 months ago

China To Host 3rd Asian Youth Games In November 2021 Despite COVID-19 Threat Looming Large

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid all sporting events in the world including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics getting either postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, China seems to be going the other way as the Asian sporting giant announced on Wednesday that it will be hosting the 3rd Asian Youth Games in November 2021. The multi-sporting event which could witness the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

North Korea boxing coaches kicked out of Asian Games for ring protest
6 years, 4 months ago

North Korea boxing coaches kicked out of Asian Games for ring protest

The Hindu  

Two North Korean coaches were kicked out of the Asian Games Saturday after mounting a protest in the ring after one of their boxers lost the women's flyweight final. Coach Pak Chol Jun refused to leave the ring and incited boxer Pang Chol Mi to remain behind in protest against the judging after China's Chang Yuan won gold on a …

Asian Games 2018: Four Japanese basketball players sent home for soliciting prostitutes in Jakarta
6 years, 4 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Four Japanese basketball players sent home for soliciting prostitutes in Jakarta

Firstpost  

The players were spotted in a notorious red light district of Jakarta in their national jerseys, JOC officials said, adding that the four had been ordered to leave immediately. Jakarta: Four Japanese basketball players were sent home from the Asian Games in disgrace for paying prostitutes for sex as the regional Olympics was hit by scandal on Monday. We need …

Asian Games 2018: Tottenham's Son Heung-min faces two-year compulsory military service unless South Korea win gold
6 years, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Tottenham's Son Heung-min faces two-year compulsory military service unless South Korea win gold

Firstpost  

Tottenham’s South Korean star Son Heung-min will have to give up his high-profile Premier League job to complete two years of military service if he is unable to win a gold medal with South Korea. Jakarta: Son Heung-min has lit up the World Cup and the Premier League but unnervingly it is the Asian Games in Indonesia that could make …

China to send strong delegation to Asian Games
6 years, 5 months ago

China to send strong delegation to Asian Games

China Daily  

Indonesian dancers perform the traditional Poco-poco dance along the streets of Jakarta to promote the upcoming Asian Games on August 5, 2018. China announced a strong delegation for the 2018 Asian Games on Monday, sending 845 athletes, including 19 Olympic champions, to the quadrennial multi-sport event held in Indonesia. Star athletes, such as three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang, men's …

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 …

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 …

Asian Games 2018: Record number of athletes to participate, Olympic Council of Asia expects logistical problems
6 years, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Record number of athletes to participate, Olympic Council of Asia expects logistical problems

Firstpost  

A record number of athletes are expected to participate in this edition of the Asian Games, with many countries sending large contingents. The 18th Asian Games being hosted by Indonesia next month has attracted a record number of competitors which could pose logistical challenges for the local organisers, the Olympic Council of Asia said on Thursday. Wei Jizhong, OCA’s honorary …

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 …

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