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[Joint Press Corps] SEOUL -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomed the Koreas' plan to co-host the 2032 Summer Games, saying it hoped to see concrete progress following their political talks. Following their summit in Pyongyang earlier in the day, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced the two sides will work together to bring the 35th Summer Olympics to the Korean Peninsula. No Olympic Games, summer or winter, have been
[Victor Ahn's Instagram] SEOUL -- In an effort to quell widespread rumors about his life after retirement, Victor Ahn, a former short track prodigy who won 44 gold medals at international skating events, uploaded a handwritten letter to say he will quit Russia's national team without making a clear decision about his future. The 31-year-old confirmed his departure from Russia's short track team but he said he would not hang up his skating shoes. "During my vacati
[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday was presented with the highest award of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his contributions to the success of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held here. Moon was presented with the gold order of the IOC in a ceremony held at his office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. IOC President Thomas Bach presented the award. The country hosted the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, located so
[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea on Friday appointed former Portugal boss Paulo Bento as the new head coach for the men's national football team. Kim Pan-gon, who heads the national team coach appointment committee at the Korea Football Association (KFA), said that Bento will lead South Korea through the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 49-year-old Portuguese will succeed Shin Tae-yong for the top South Korean football coaching job. Bento started his coaching career wi
[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Kenyan-born marathoner Wilson Loyanae Erupe has acquired South Korean citizenship, capping off a journey that began more than three years ago. Oh Chang-seok, a former men's national marathon coach who now acts as an agent for Erupe, said the 29-year-old athlete was granted citizenship by the justice ministry on Tuesday. He failed in his previous bid in April 2016. But he has been competing for a South Korean municipal government since June 2015. Accord
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