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 [...]