[VIDEO NEWS] North Korean table tennis players arrive in South Korea with bouquets in hand.

Home > >

print dictionary print

[VIDEO NEWS] North Korean table tennis players arrive in South Korea with bouquets in hand.

테스트

1) On July 15, North Korean table tennis players entered South Korea, 27 years since the formation of the last inter-Korean table tennis team.

2) The North Korean team stopped by Beijing, China, before arriving at Incheon International Airport.

3) The players went straight to Daejeon where the 2018 Shinhan Capital Korea Open will start on June 17.

4) The Korean Table Tennis Association has tried to represent the significance of the inter-Korean team as it was done in May at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden. To do so, the association has decided to have joint teams for men and women’s doubles and mixed doubles again for this event.

5) “I’m hoping that the players from both the North and South join hands and play in great games together at the Korea Open.” - Yoo Seung-min, director of the Korean Table Tennis Association and member of the Athletes’ Commission for the International Olympic Committee.

6) “When players from the South and North play together in doubles, I hope that there will be great teamwork and that the audience enjoys watching the games.” - Hyun Jeong-hwa, vice chairman of the Korean Table Tennis Association.

7) The North Korean players are scheduled to stay at Y Hotel in Daejeon and to return home to North Korea on July 23.

Video sourced from JoongAng Ilbo
Video provided by JTBC
Video produced by Park Seung-young
Translated by Chung Yu-soo
Edited by Hoyeon Yoo


Log in to Twitter or Facebook account to connect
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
help-image Social comment?
s
lock icon

To write comments, please log in to one of the accounts.

Standards Board Policy (0/250자)