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Germany confirms participation in PyeongChang Winter Games

Chair Michael Vesper (left) of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Roh Tae-kang pose for a...
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Olympic torch lights Korea for first time in 30 years

The Olympic torch relay starts in Incheon on Nov. 1, exactly 100 days before the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Pictured are...
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VR event previews PyeongChang Winter Games

Visitors to the themed zone '88 Olympic Bridge' at the Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul pose for a picture with the Olympic torch and...
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PyeongChang 2018 medals unveiled in New York, Seoul

Promising Winter Olympic athletes show off the gold, silver and bronze medals during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Medal Unveiling Ceremony, at the Dongdaemun Design...
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Seoul 1988 Paralympic torch returns for PyeongChang 2018

The torch for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, unveiled to the public on Sept. 8, has a braille inscription of the Olympic...
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Tickets for PyeongChang Winter Games now available online

Online sales for next February’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games began on Sept. 5. Pictured is the front page of the official...
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President Moon purchases PyeongChang tickets online

President Moon Jae-in purchases tickets to the PyeongChang Winter Games online, at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 5, as online sales for the Winter...
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‘Pyeongchang ready to welcome the world’

The chair of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission, Gunilla Lindberg, announces the results of a recent evaluation of next year's Winter Olympics...
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Cha Bum-Kun, Bundesliga legend

Cha Bum-Kun, football legend and former coach of the Korean national football team, stresses the importance of fair play, both on the field and...
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Pre-PyeongChang experiences open in Seoul, Gangneung

A visitor tries the VR biathlon at a hands-on experience zone for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games set up at...
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PyeongChang Winter Games promoted at Astana expo

Korean Ambassador to Kazakhstan Kim Dae-sik (left) poses for a photo with visitors to Expo 2017 Astana in the Kazakhstani capital on June 10...
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Magical winter sports video hits 2.5 million views in two days

Videos promoting next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are released on Korea.net’s official YouTube and Facebook channels on July 24, exactly...
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President vows successful 2018 Winter Games

In a special event to mark 200 days until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, President Moon Jae-in (center) receives an over-sized...
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Festivals mark 200 days to PyeongChang

On July 22, a great fireworks show lights up the skies above Chuncheon in Gangwon-do Province to mark 200 days until next February’s PyeongChang...
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Magical winter sports video marks 200 days to PyeongChang

Magician Yu Ho-Jin flies through the air as he leaps from a special ski jump set up in Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on June 14. By Sohn...
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Emblem, slogan unveiled for PyeongChang Cultural Olympiad

Organizers of the Cultural Olympiad for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games pose for a commemorative photo, holding up cubes that spell...
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PyeongChang Olympics PR campaign stepped up in U.S.

Children on June 23 pose for photos at a promotional booth in New York's Time Square with Soohorang the white tiger and Bandabi the...
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Korean cyclist wins international race

The winner of the Tour de Korea 2017, Min Kyeongho (center), poses for a photo during the awards ceremony at the Peace Plaza, at...
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PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic tickets on sale from Aug. 21

Kim Yu-na, a former Olympian and an honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, sits in her own wheelchair and...
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Experience PyeongChang ‘magic’ in Seoul

Magician Yu Ho-Jin soars into the air as he leaps from a special ski jump set up in Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on June 14. By...

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