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98th Korean National Sports Festival kicks off, Pres. Moon pledges to expand 'sports-for-all' foundation
Today also marks the start of the Korean National Sports Festival. The 98th annual athletic meet brings together more than 25-thousand athletes representing 17 cities and provinces throughout the country as well as overseas Koreans. President Moon joined the opening ceremony to rally the participants and pledged to...
2017-10-20 19:58:45 KST -
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South Korea's national soccer team falls to 62nd in October FIFA rankings
Disappointing news for soccer fans here in Korea, Following back-to-back losses in recent friendly games, South Korea's national football team has dropped out of the top 60 FIFA rankings. According to the October rankings, South Korea fell eleven spots to come in at a lowly 62nd with 588 points. But they did manag...
2017-10-17 07:29:29 KST -
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2018 Winter Olympics will be one of 'safest ever': S. Korean culture minister
Korea's culture minister has reiterated his pledge to host a successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Do Jong-hwan vowed to ensure the 2018 event contributes to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, stressing it will be one of the "safest" global games ever. He was rallied support for the Olympic Truce re...
2017-10-12 07:14:00 KST -
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S. Korea hauls 3 gold medals at ISU Short Track World Cup
Over in Netherlands, Team South Korea continues to display its dominance at the ISU Short Track World Cup. The latest triumph comes from Shim Suk-hee, who managed to wipe off the bitter aftertaste of coming up short in the women's 3-thousand meter relay by clocking in at one minute 29-point-282 seconds to nab the 1...
2017-10-09 10:11:30 KST -
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Lee Seung-yeop calls time on record-breaking baseball career
A legend of Korean sport is retiring today. Lee Seung-yeop, dubbed Korea's "national batter," is calling time on his record-breaking 23-year baseball career. The 41-year-old Samsung Lions slugger has racked up a staggering six-hundred-24 home runs in his professional career in Korea and Japan. His last game will ...
2017-10-03 12:40:56 KST -
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Speed skating: S. Korea's Choi Min-jeong leaves opening World Cup with 4 gold medals
South Korean skaters had a golden day on the ice on Sunday at the first World Cup of the season in Budapest. Setting themselves up nicely for next year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the women's team of Choi Min-jeong, Shim Suk-hee, Kim A-lang and Kim Ye-jin claimed gold in the three-thousand meter relay. Choi ...
2017-10-02 07:18:52 KST -
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2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics torch relay test event
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic torch relay test event was held in the city of Gangneung , Gangwon-do Province. The test run covered the final leg of the torch relay, covering more than 30 kilometers from Gyeongpo Beach to Gangneung city hall. One-hundred-and-twenty-five torchbearers took part in the relay...
2017-09-30 09:10:29 KST -
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Korea's Olympic body opens new training center in Jincheon
The new home of elite sports in Korea finally opened on Wednesday at Jincheon Sports Village in Chungcheongbuk-do Province. The center replaces Taereung National Training Center in Seoul, which had served the country's top athletes since 1966. More than 2,000 people, including Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon , ...
2017-09-28 12:02:42 KST -
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2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to showcase most advanced ICT
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is less than five months away, and Korea is in its final stages of reviewing its information and communication technology. Along with culture, environment, peace, and economy, the Korean government has set "ICT Olympics" as one of the five goals for the upcoming winter games. ...
2017-09-19 20:01:47 KST -
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Int'l Olympic Committee approves golf for 2024 Paris games
The executive board of the International Olympic Committee has approved 28 sports, including golf, to be included in the program for the 2024 Games in Paris. Golf returned to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century at the 2016 Rio Olympics where Korea's Park In-bee and Britain's Justin Rose each won ...
2017-09-16 15:23:30 KST -
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IOC confirms Paris & LA to host 2024 & 2028 Olympics, respectively
Paris and LA were confirmed in a unanimous vote in the Peruvian capital on Wednesday. IOC President Thomas Bach praised the two cities for their preparations to host the world's biggest sporting event. (English) Reuters Edit No3269 "You have seen two games who really represent Games with sustainability and ...
2017-09-14 14:07:10 KST -
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores his first goal of season in UEFA Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur's hotshot striker Son Heung-min has bagged his first goal of the season,.. scoring his side's first in a resounding three-one win over Borussia Dortmund in the first group stage match of the UEFA Champions League. The 25-year-old South Korean smashed home a left foot shot just four min...
2017-09-14 11:54:28 KST
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