PYEONGCHANG, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — When former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced PyeongChang as the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics six years ago, the small alpine county was an unfamiliar name to almost all people living outside of South Korea. Though already famous in the country for the outstanding [...]
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 [...]
INCHEON, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean city Incheon is looking to host the headquarters of the top Asian sports governing body in a bid to raise the city’s international profile, officials said Friday. The Incheon municipal government said it has recently submitted an offer to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) that the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Last February 10, Viktor Ahn, 28, debuted as a Russian speed skater in the ongoing Sochi Winter Olympic Games and won the bronze medal in the 1,500-meter short-track race, the fifth medal for Team Russia in the games.When he went up the podium, Russian fans all stood and sent [...]