A lovely start
President Moon Jae-in, front row center, and the first lady, Kim Jung-sook, to his left, along with members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), including its president, Andrew Parsons, to Moon’s right, make heart shapes with their hands as they take a commemorative photograph at the Blisshill Stay at the Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics on Friday. The largest-ever Winter Paralympics will run through March 18, during which 570 athletes from 49 countries, including for the first time North Korea, will compete in 80 events across six sports - alpine skiing, cross country skiing, biathlon, ice hockey, wheelchair curling and snowboard. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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