SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Ryu Seung-min, the 2004 Olympic table tennis champion and a former member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), officially entered the race to become the next head of the national Olympic body Tuesday. Ryu, 42, formally tossed his name into the ring for the presidential election for the Korean [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 200 former and current South Korean athletes, including Olympic gold medalists, will volunteer during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, the national Olympic committee said Monday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) held a launch ceremony for a team of athlete volunteers at the National Training Center in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Olympic chief on Monday downplayed security concerns ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, saying countries are unlikely to skip the competition despite rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Lee Kee-heung, head of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), said while some countries may have reservations [...]
JINCHEON, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) – A new training center for South Korea national team athletes will officially open in October, the country’s top sports body said Thursday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said the construction of the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, is currently 89 percent complete [...]
JINCHEON, South Korea, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Olympic body chief said Thursday it is too early to talk about a unified team or joint march between the two Koreas at the 2018 Winter Games because North Korea has yet to confirm its participation. Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee [...]