Honduras kick-starts taekwondo class expansion at public elementary schools
Children at a public elementary school (Centro Escolar Básico Gubernamental Guatemala) in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, on Aug. 7 practice punching techniques in...
Korean bobsledders race to the top
“The sled ride went well.”
Korean bobsledders have successfully finished the 2015-2016 season and they couldn't have wished for better results.
The Korean bobsled pair Won...
Paralympians transform lives through sport
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jongwhan says on March 17 that the government will do its utmost to support people with disabilities...
Son finishes season as 1st Asian to lead Premiership in scoring
Son Heung-min on May 22 celebrates with his Tottenham Hotspur teammates after scoring in the team's English Premier League's season finale against host Norwich City. (Tottenham Hotspur's...
Olympic flame lights Chungcheongbuk-do
Swimmer Ahn Se-hyeon swims beside her teammates bearing aloft the Olympic flame at the Jincheon National Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do Province on Dec. 20....
Seoul City estimates cost of co-hosting 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyeongyang
Athletes from both South and North Korea on Feb. 9 march together during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at...
‘We are responsible for winning and will do so with pride’
Athletes and staff of Team Korea pose for a photo during the team's official launch ceremony on June 25 as they head off for...
Countdown to PyeongChang Opening Ceremony
By Korea.net PyeongChang Olympics Team
Video = Kim Sunjoo
Photos = Jeon Han
Pyeongchang | Feb. 9, 2018
The much-anticipated PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony has officially begun.
On Feb....
First lady Kim cheers for Korea at World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
By Kim Hyelin and Kim Minji
First lady Kim Jung-sook on July 22 cheers for swimmer Kim Seo-yeong competing in the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the...
Mascots unveiled for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics, Paralympics
Soohorang (left) and Bandabi have been unveiled as the mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics and Paralympics.
The official mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...
Paralympics, safe and secure
Mounted police officers patrol the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games on March 9.
By Korea.net PyeongChang Special...
Boys, girls sweep team titles at world junior taekwondo tourney
The national youth taekwondo team on Aug. 7 poses for a commemorative photo at the awards ceremony of this year's World Taekwondo Junior Championships at Arena Armeets in Sofia,...
[Peace in PyeongChang] Police agency prepares for public security, terrorism
Director General Kim Gyo-tae of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Police Task Force says that all police forces in Korea guarantee visitor safety...
Preparation going smoothly for FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships will start from July 12 in the southern city of Gwangju.
By Lee Kyoung Mi and Kim Young Shin
Photos = The Organizing...
Nine nations enter athletes’ village in Gwangju
Nine more countries, including Korea, have taken part in a ceremony to mark their admission into the athletes' village at the 2015 Gwangju Summer...
First lady Kim Jung-sook boosts Paralympics
First lady Kim Jung-sook cheers for Team Korea during the para ice hockey mixed semifinals match between Korea and Canada at the PyeongChang 2018...
Celebratory event marks 12th annual Taekwondo Day
A celebratory event to mark the 12th annual Taekwondo Day is held on Sept. 4 at Taekwondowon, a taekwondo venue and park in Muju-gun...
International cyclists race along the DMZ
On Sept. 5, cyclists of various nationalities pedal uphill in the Tour de DMZ 2016, an international youth road cycling race organized by the...
Paralympic Achievement Award
Whang Youn-dai gives the welcome speech during a reception held at Korea House at the Gangneung Olympic Park on March 16. Whang presents the...
Korea wins 1st youth women’s world handball title
The final of the ninth World Women's Youth Handball Championship on Aug. 10 is played between Korea (in white uniforms) and Denmark in Skopje, North Macedonia.
By...
