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 sculls and the team of eight. The move comes after the two Koreas marched under a joint flag at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, where they also sent out a unified women's ice hockey team. A men's handball team lost all but one of its matches at the world championships in January, but the women's dragon boat squad won Asian Games gold in the 500m last year.

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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 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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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