‘Already winners’
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (center) poses for a picture with Paralympics athletes, holding up a gift given to him by the Rio 2016 Paralympics...
Paralympics soar as high as Olympics
Visitors line up to buy tickets for the para ice hockey mixed preliminary round group B match between Korea and the Czech Republic, at...
Men’s field hockey team wins 1st Asia Cup in 9 years
The men's national field hockey team on June 1 poses for a commemorative photo after defeating Malaysia, 2-1, to win the 11th Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia....
[Peace in PyeongChang] Health ministry pulls out all stops to prevent infections
Director Jeong Eun-kyeong of the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention stresses that her center is going all out to free next year’s...
Koreas to field 4 unified teams in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (sixth from left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (seventh from left), North...
Record 35.2% of disabled did sports or exercised daily in 2024
The daily sports participation rate of disabled people last year was 35.2%, the highest since the statistic was first...
Korean para ice hockey team wins first ever medal
After scoring a goal in the bronze medal ice hockey match at the PyeongChang Paralympics on March 17, Jang Dong Shin shares the joy...
Vietnamese PM fetes men’s soccer coach Park at official residence
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Dec. 11 embraces Park Hang-seo, head coach of the Vietnamese men's under-22 soccer team, at the prime minister's official...
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...
Bronze medal, with public support
Jang Dong-shin, who scored a bronze-winning goal in the para ice hockey mixed bronze medal match, talks about the game and the Paralympics in...
Son nominated for EPL’s best goal of season for 2nd time
Striker Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has been nominated for best goal of the 2021-22 season in the English Premier League. (Screen capture from league's website)
Korea.net · Son...
10 countries qualify for PyeongChang figure skating team event
The list of 10 teams, including Korea, that will participate in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games figure skating team event is finalized on...
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...
An-defeated: badminton star wins 3rd straight Malaysia Open
An Se Young, the world's top-ranked women's badminton player, on Jan. 11 celebrates after beating Wang Zhiyi of China to...
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...
Int’l youth sports program begins in Gangwon-do Province
The Dream Program, which offers training in winter sports and cultural experiences to young people from around the world, is being held from Jan. 6-18 in Pyeongchang-gun...
Baseball opens across Korea
As the KBO League's 2018 season starts with an opening game between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears, baseball fans fill the Jamsil...
Nat’l fencing team wins 12th straight Asian championships
The women's national sabre fencing team on June 15 pose for photos after winning the 2022 Asian Fencing Championships at Olympic Fencing Gymnasium of...
IOC calls NK participation in PyeongChang ‘a great step in Olympic spirit’
The International Olympic Committee issued a statement that welcomes the participation of North Korea in the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,...
Koreas to field 4 unified teams in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jonghwan (sixth from left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (seventh from left), North...
