[Graphic News] NK's participation in sporting events held in S. Korea　

　North Korea is expected to send a delegation of around 400 to 500 people to South Korea for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics from Feb. 9-25.　The North has sent delegations to four different international sports events hosted by the South, the last of which was the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Hwang Pyong-so, then-North Korea’s vice marshal of the Korean People’s Army, attended the games’ closing ceremony.

SportsJan. 14, 2018

Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores 11th goal of season

South Korean attacker Son Heung-min has bagged one goal and one assist in his latest performance for Tottenham Hotspur. Son scored the opening goal in the Spurs' 4-0 win over Everton in their English Premier League match at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. This was Son's eighth Premier League goal and his 11th total in the 2017-18 season. He also has three goals in the UEFA Champions League. The goal against Everton also made Son only the second player to score in five consecutive home Pre

SoccerJan. 14, 2018

PyeongChang Olympics torch arrives in Seoul

The torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games arrived in Seoul on Saturday for a four-day relay event throughout the capital city.The torch relay will be held in the city until Tuesday in a course that spans 103 kilometers, with some 600 torchbearers joining the race, according to officials at the Seoul Metropolitan Government.It marks the first time in nearly 30 years for the capital city to hold a torch relay event since the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. The 2018 Winter Games will kick

Olympic GamesJan. 13, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Top commander vows full military support for Olympics security

South Korea's highest-ranking military officer inspected the preparedness of the country's troops Friday for the security of the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), reaffirmed that the military will provide "maximum support" for the success of the quadrennial event to open next month in the eastern province of Gangwon, according to the JCS.He was visiting the ad-hoc "on-site command posts" in PyeongChang and Gangneung, whe

More SportsJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea preparing for Pyongyang's possible participation in PyeongChang Paralympics

South Korea's Paralympic committee said Friday it is preparing to invite North Korea to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, which are slated for March, amid hope of inter-Korean reconciliation through sporting events.During the first official talks between the two Koreas in more than two years, North Korea said earlier this week that it plans to send a delegation of athletes to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, also raising the possibility that the North could join the Paralympic Games in March."

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa voices confidence for PyeongChang Olympics

South Korean speed skating star Lee Sang-hwa on Friday voiced confidence for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, where she'll chase her third straight gold medal in the 500 meters.Lee got in her final tune-up before the title defense at the National Winter Sports Festival in Seoul, handily winning the race in 38.21 seconds.The Olympics start on Feb. 9, and Lee's 500m race is scheduled for Feb. 18."I expected to come in around 38.55, and this was a satisfying result," Lee said at the Taereung I

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Booking rate still below 30 percent

The PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games are just a few weeks away, but the booking rate for accommodations in Gangwon Province remains below 30 percent despite the government’s effort to crack down on price gouging.The Olympic Plaza in PyeongChang, South Korea, where opening and closing ceremonies will be held. YonhapAs of last week, 16,744 individual rooms have been booked ahead of the games out of 67,879 rooms at 4,797 accommodations, according to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee. While rooms

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Actor Lee Dong-wook named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang Olympics

South Korean star actor Lee Dong-wook on Friday was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics that will kick off next month.In a ceremony held in Seoul, Lee joined a slew of other Korean wave stars including actors Lee Min-ho and Kim Woo-bin as the latest goodwill spokesperson for South Korea's first Winter Games.The competition will start on Feb. 8 for a 17-day run in PyeongChang and two other adjacent cities in Gangwon Province. Lee Dong-wook (Yonhap) Lee Dong-wook

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea qualifies for figure skating team event at PyeongChang Olympics

Host South Korea has earned a spot in figure skating's team event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.   The International Skating Union finalized the list of 10 qualified nations on Friday. For the team event, countries must be inside the top 10 in the ISU's qualification points and also must have qualified in three of the other four individual events -- pairs, ice dance, men's singles and women's singles.   South Korea ranked 11th in points with 1,397 points, but Spain, which was ninth wit

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Converted short tracker seeks 1st Olympic medal in speed skating

Once a struggling short track speed skater, Kim Bo-reum has carved out a successful niche in speed skating's mass start -- a relatively new event with a twist.The mass start will make its Winter Olympics debut at PyeongChang 2018 next month, and Kim, skating on home ice, will be among the medal contenders there.Skaters all start simultaneously in the mass start, and the 16-lap race requires plenty of planning and strategizing, with some physical contact allowed as skaters, without being assigned

Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic torch to arrive in Seoul

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic torch is set to arrive Saturday in Seoul -- the host city of the 1988 Summer Games -- as part of the torch relay across the country in the run-up to February’s Winter Games in Gangwon Province.  Photo taken in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the torch, which carries the flame that was lit at the Temple of Hera in Greece in October last year and arrived in South Korea in November, will tour the capital city until Tuesday. Thi

Olympic GamesJan. 11, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Free public transportation during Olympics season

Public transportation in the Olympic cities PyeongChang and Gangneung will be free of charge during the games. The organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games said there will be 700 shuttle buses for 27 routes throughout the Olympics period. Passengers without Olympic tickets can also ride the buses for free.KTX to Gangneung (Yonhap)The Gyeonggang line KTX trains to the region, there will be a total of 51 trains a day to Gangneung at 20-minute interval

Olympic GamesJan. 11, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics torch to arrive in capital city

The torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games will tour Seoul later this week as one of its stops on its way to the venue of the country's first Winter Olympics, the city government said Thursday.It will mark the first time in nearly 30 years for the capital city to hold a torch relay event since the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. The 2018 Winter Games will kick off in PyeongChang, which lies 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, on Feb. 9.The Seoul metropolitan government sai

More SportsJan. 11, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa prepares for final Olympic tuneup

South Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa will enter a national competition this week for her final tuneup for the 2018 Winter Olympics, her coach said Thursday.National speed skating head coach Baek Chul-gi said Lee and other skaters bound for PyeongChang 2018 will enter the National Winter Sports Festival starting Friday. All races will take place at Taereung International Skating Rink in Seoul."With about a month left until the Olympics, these skaters will try to get into their rhythm through an

More SportsJan. 11, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] North Korea to send athletes to Winter Games, but how many?

North Korea has agreed to send athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the question remains: How many are coming? North Korean cheerleaders cheer for South Korean athletes at the 2003 Summer Universiade held at the Daegu World Cup Stadium in South Korea. (Yonhap)On Wednesday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said “a massive delegation totaling between 400-500 people” is expected to visit South Korea, during a meeting with companies sponsoring the PyeongChang Olympics. Earlier in the morning, the Pye

Olympic GamesJan. 10, 2018

Ex-KBO MVP feels 'right at home' after leaving MLB for former team

The last two seasons were something of a struggle for South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho, who was mostly toiling in the minors of the Minnesota Twins system and awaiting a call-up that never came. Park Byung-ho (Yonhap)Now that he's back with his former Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club, Nexen Heroes, Park said he feels "right at home.""It's great to see some familiar faces, and I feel really comfortable now," Park said at a press conference in Incheon on Tuesday, moments after arriving bac

BaseballJan. 9, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics' Main Press Centre sets sail

The organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games said Tuesday it opened the main media working space in PyeongChang, where journalists around the globe will deliver real-time updates of the event to international audiences.The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games said the Main Press Centre will be located in the Alpensia Resort in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, near venues for ski events.The games are scheduled for Feb. 9-25

Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] IOC extends North Korea’s Winter Olympics deadline

The International Olympic Committee has “extended the deadline” for North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, it announced on Monday.“We will be as flexible as we can be,” an IOC spokesman told AFP over North Korea sending a team to the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.On Tuesday North and South Korea will hold their first official dialogue in more than two years to discuss the North’s participation at the 2018 Games in the truce village of Panmunjom. North Korea`s representative to th

Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018

[PyeongChang 2018] Korea projected to set Winter Olympics gold medal record at PyeongChang 2018

Korea is projected to win seven gold medals to set its Winter Games record and rank sixth overall at the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics, a US sports data analysis firm said Tuesday.Gracenote's Virtual Medal Table showed Korea will capture seven gold and three silver medals as the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.The projected gold medal tally would set a new Winter Olympics record for Korea, which previously won six gold medals at Torino 2006 and again at Vancouver 2010.Korea's objective is to gr

Olympic GamesJan. 9, 2018

New football official looking to hire technical coach for nat'l team

A new South Korean football official overseeing national team coaches said Monday he plans to bring in a technical assistant for the national team ahead of this year's FIFA World Cup.Kim Pan-gon was formally unveiled as head of the new committee on national team coaching hiring at the Korea Football Association. Previously, the KFA's technical committee had been responsible for hiring coaches. As part of its restructuring, the KFA created Kim's committee to handle all matters related to naming c

SoccerJan. 8, 2018