SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has named two national players who won silver medals in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games mixed doubles event as among the top 10 athletes of the year, state media reported Wednesday. Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, who brought home North Korea’s first medal in the Paris Olympics, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea celebrates its impressive performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the country’s religious communities are joining in the festivities, highlighting the achievements of athletes who share their faiths. This intersection of sport and spirituality is providing a unique opportunity for religious groups to engage with the public and [...]
PARIS, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea won a medal in the very first medal event of the Paris Olympics on July 27. The rest of the team picked it up from there and didn’t look back. South Korea finished the medal race in eighth place with 13 gold medals, nine silver medals and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will operate its largest-ever “Korea House” during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics to promote its culture and serve as a support base for its athletes, the culture ministry said Friday. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee, the [...]
PARIS, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of global K-pop sensation BTS carried the torch for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Sunday, greeted by throngs of cheering fans. The South Korean singer led the Louvre Museum section of the relay in Paris, starting around 8 p.m. Crowds of BTS fans, known as ARMY, gathered [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An San, who captured three gold medals in archery for South Korea at the 2021 Summer Olympics, will not have a chance to defend her titles in Paris this year. An was eliminated at the midway point of the third stage of the 2024 national team trials Monday in [...]