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 media sensation despite losing all five matches by a combined scoreline of 28-2. The two Koreas then formed several joint teams for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia and in February agreed to send unified basketball, judo, field hockey and rowing squads to Tokyo. “It will just be the South Korean team, not a unified team,” an official at the Korea Hockey Federation in Seoul told AFP.

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Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: South Korea lands in Ranchi with aim to rewrite history
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: South Korea lands in Ranchi with aim to rewrite history

The Hindu  

The South Korean women’s hockey team touched down at the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi for the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023. Korea, the most successful team in the history of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, has set its sights on extending its domination in the competition and rewriting history. READ | Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Indian team arrives …

Against South Korea, India banking on Olympics trio
2 years, 9 months ago

Against South Korea, India banking on Olympics trio

Hindustan Times  

Nine months back, the trio of Salima Tete, Sharmila Devi and Lalremsiami were playing on the artificial turf of the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo. The Indian women’s hockey team rode on the energy of these youngsters to reach the medal round at the Olympics for the first time, eventually finishing fourth. India women's hockey team at FIH Women's Junior …

Asian Champions Trophy: Indian women's hockey team departs for Korea
3 years, 1 month ago

Asian Champions Trophy: Indian women's hockey team departs for Korea

The Hindu  

The Indian women's hockey team on Tuesday departed for Korea to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Donghae from December 5. It will be the first tournament for the Indian team since finishing fourth at the Tokyo Olympics. India will play its opening match against Thailand on December 5, before taking on Malaysia on December 6 …

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 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 …

FIH Hockey Series Finals: France, Ireland men book Olympic Qualifiers berth
5 years, 6 months ago

FIH Hockey Series Finals: France, Ireland men book Olympic Qualifiers berth

The Hindu  

France and Ireland men's hockey teams booked a place in the Olympic Qualifiers by finishing in the top-two of the third and final FIH men's Hockey Series Finals at le Touquet Paris-Plage, France on Sunday. World number 15 France and world number 11 Ireland now join India, South Africa, Malaysia, Canada -- teams which have qualified for the Olympic Qualifiers …

Indian women’s hockey team leaves for FIH Women’s Series Finals
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian women’s hockey team leaves for FIH Women’s Series Finals

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s hockey team left for Hiroshima in the wee hours of Saturday to take part in the FIH Women’s Series Finals, which is part of the Olympic Qualifying pathway. Our performance has been on the rise over the past year and the fact that many of us have been playing together for quite a few years gives us …

Sjoerd Marijne: Korea series win vital to Indian team’s preparations for FIH Women’s Series Finals
5 years, 7 months ago

Sjoerd Marijne: Korea series win vital to Indian team’s preparations for FIH Women’s Series Finals

The Hindu  

Indian women’s hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne Sunday said victory in the just-concluded series in South Korea is vital to its preparations for the forthcoming FIH Women’s Series Finals. While those two wins were confidence boosting, we must forget those victories and only think about the last match which did not go according to plan and focus on how we …

Indian women lose 0-4 to Korea in inconsequential third match of hockey series
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian women lose 0-4 to Korea in inconsequential third match of hockey series

The Hindu  

The series already in its pocket, Indian women’s hockey team lost 0-4 to host South Korea in the inconsequential third and final match of the rubber, on Friday. India had earlier registered back-to-back identical 2-1 wins over Korea in the first two games to pocket the series. India’s defence was put under huge pressure right from the start as the …

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. …

'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 …

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 …

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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