PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday a complete victory over doping ”will not come” because of people’s tendency to “take illegal advantage” whenever possible. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency, Bach said he was “very confident” that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be clean, in particular because of [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Host South Korea is expected to win six gold medals to finish seventh overall at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which kick off next week, according to a U.S. sports data analysis firm Wednesday. The recent version of Gracenote’s Virtual Medal Table also forecast that Germany will top the medals standing with 15 golds, followed by Norway with 13 and the United States with 11. According to the U.S. firm’s outlook, South Korea will likely claim six golds and three silver medals at its [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae formally invited former President Lee Myung-bak Wednesday to PyeongChang Olympic ceremonies that will include an opening reception for visiting heads of state. The invitation was delivered in person by Han Byung-do, senior secretary for political affairs to President Moon Jae-in. Cheong Wa Dae earlier said the invitation to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games was [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizing body of the PyeongChang Olympics has said around 74 percent of tickets for the upcoming Winter Games have been sold thus far. Speaking to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who arrived in South Korea today, Lee Hee-bum, who heads the organizing committee, said ticket sales for [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s figure skating star and Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu-na will watch the ladies singles event at the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games in a bid to encourage her young compatriots, her agency said Tuesday. “As an honorary ambassador, Kim Yu-na will watch the competitions of South [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games just 10 days away, its two athletes’ villages will open later this week for thousands of participants attending the multi-sports event, the games’ organizing committee said Tuesday. The official opening ceremonies will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday — one [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom has unveiled an air dome ‘igloo’ at Seoul’s City Hall ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, bringing snow drifts and snowball fights to the heart of the South Korean capital. Packed with the latest IT technology including 5g networks and virtual reality, the major telecom provider’s entertainment-packed venue [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is agonizing over whether it send refined petroleum products to North Korea for upcoming joint events amid tough international sanctions over Pyongayng’s missile tests, officials said Sunday. “We told the North to take charge of supplying the electricity necessary to hold the joint cultural events but received an answer that it is difficult to stably supply power to the facility built by [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games are certain to be the largest Winter Olympics in history in terms of participating nations and athletes, with the deadline to confirm entries fast approaching, organizing officials said Sunday. According to the organizing committee, nearly 3,000 athletes from 95 nations have registered to compete at the Feb. 9-25 Olympics. The deadline to finalize entries is 6 a.m. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha used her attendance at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to promote the upcoming Winter Olympics as a chance to ease tensions with North Korea, the foreign ministry said Friday. “Kang explained the government’s efforts to lessen tension on the Korean [...]