SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics wrapped up in eastern South Korea on Thursday, as the closing ceremony marked the growth of teenage athletes during the two-week competition. Gangwon Province hosted a record 1,802 athletes from 78 nations during the first Winter Youth Games to take place [...]
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Olympic flame that has been burning for the past two weeks in Tokyo was extinguished Sunday, closing the first Summer Games held during the global coronavirus pandemic with a celebration of great athletic feats. That the Tokyo Olympics even happened, albeit one year later than scheduled, is an [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s disabled sports chief said Sunday the biggest achievement of the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics has been changes in public perceptions of the disabled. Lee Myung-ho, who heads the Korean Paralympic Committee (KPC), said he believes the 12th Winter Paralympic Games have changed people’s views of persons with impairments [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be comprised of four big cultural shows highlighting the spirit of challenge and the future, organizers said Thursday. Titled “The Next Wave,” Sunday’s closing ceremony of South Korea’s first Winter Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium will highlight the [...]