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Top sports stories of 2022

From Golden Boots to Zorro masks, World Cup heroes to KBO legends, 2022 was a huge year in sports. Whether it's fast cars, high jumps or speedy skates you're after, this year had it all. Here's the Korea JoongAng Daily's top 10 sports stories of 2022

2022-12-29

North Korea's Olympic suspension to end on Dec. 31

North Korea's suspension from the Olympic Games, which was imposed after the country refused to participate in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021, will be lifted at the end of the year.

2022-12-07

KSU suspends Olympic speed skater Kim Min-seok for 18 months

Four national team speed skaters including Olympic speed skating medalist Kim Min-seok have been suspended for their involvement in a drunk driving accident near the National Training Center on July 22.

2022-08-09

[Journalism Internship] China’s cultural project encompasses Korea in Beijing Olympics

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games should be an international sports event where athletes from different countries come together and compete fairly. But the sports event has recently been under fire, even from the event’s onset, especially by...

2022-05-03

[Journalism Internship] Students’ take on recent Beijing Olympics controversy

“The Olympics is an event that is meant to bring countries and their people together, to learn about and respect each other — and attempting to claim another country’s culture is bound to be faced with backlash,” says Lani Young, an American...

2022-04-06

[THINK ENGLISH] 한국, 베이징 올림픽 금 2개, 은 5개, 동 2개로 마무리 하다

After two weeks of non-stop winter sports, Team Korea leaves the 2022 Beijing Olympics with two gold, five silver and two bronze medals. As expected, short track speed skating was Korea's strongest sport in Beijing, with both gold medals and three...

2022-02-28

Spicy soup numbs some consumers' feelings toward China

Literally translating to a spicy numbing hot pot, malatang is a build-your-own soup originating from the southwest Chinese province of Sichuan. Though it may take you a couple bowls to fully appreciate the soup’s distinct pins-and-needles...

2022-02-24

Back to work

Beijing Olympics men's mass start silver medalist Chung Jae-won competes during the National Winter Sports Festival at Taereung International Skating Rink in northern Seoul on Wednesday.

2022-02-24

Shim unable to compete at National Winter Sports Festival

Short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee will not be competing the National Winter Sports Festival that starts Friday at Uiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon, Gangwon.

2022-02-24

Kwak Yoon-gy shows a different side of Korean short track

Veteran short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy picked up his second Olympic medal at the Beijing Games, but it was as much his antics off the ice as his success on it that caught the eye of sports fans around the world.

2022-02-23