SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — With Saudi Arabia reportedly falling behind on its preparations to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games, the continent’s top sports body is gauging South Korea’s interest in becoming an alternate host, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. The source told Yonhap News Agency the Olympic Council of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s state media reported Monday that the Asian Winter Games have opened in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, where three North Korean athletes are participating. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported the ninth Asian Games kicked off in Harbin on Friday, adding that Chinese President [...]
HARBIN, China, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea defeated Hong Kong to advance to the semifinals of the mixed doubles curling competition at the Asian Winter Games in China on Friday. Kim Kyeong-ae and Seong Ji-hoon defeated Hung Ling-Yue and Martin Yan 11-4 in one of the two qualification games for the semifinals at [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The governor of Gangwon Province, where PyeongChang is located, said Saturday he is considering a bid to co-host the 2021 Asian Winter Games (AWG) with North Korea. “We will start the process (for a feasibility review) soon after the PyeongChang Winter Games,” Gov. Choi Moon-soon said at a press conference in Gangneung, a sub-host city of the PyeongChang Winter [...]