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Seoul begins Olympic site inspections for 2036 bid

Seoul began on-site inspections on Thursday as part of its bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics. Seoul, which hosted the 1988 Olympics, had previously joined the bid to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyongyang, which came to an end after...

2024-12-26

Team Korea athletes depart for Paris Paralympic Games

Team Korea’s athletes who will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games head to Paris on Wednesday morning from Incheon International Airport in Korea.

2024-08-21

한국 정부, 북한선수단에 삼성 스마트폰 제공은 UN 제재 위반 가능성

Providing North Korean athletes with Samsung Galaxy smartphones during the Paris 2024 Olympics could violate international sanctions on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, the South Korean government said Thursday.

2024-08-15

IOC denies allegations that North Korean athletes received Samsung smartphones

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) denied allegations that North Korean athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics received Samsung smartphones, which could have violated international sanctions on Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile programs.

2024-08-09

North Korea belatedly begins Olympic broadcasts after IOC agreement

North Korea began broadcasting the Paris 2024 Olympics ten days after the opening ceremony, having secured broadcast rights from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the cessation of support from South Korean broadcasters.

2024-08-07

South Korea gets official IOC apology for North Korea mix-up

IOC President Thomas Bach called the mistake “very regrettable” in a letter addressed Saturday to South Korean Culture Minister Yu In-chon and the heads of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and the Korean national team.

2024-07-28

Olympic chief calls South Korean president to apologize for South-North blunder

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach apologized Saturday to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on a phone call after South Korean athletes were introduced as North Korean during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday

2024-07-27

IOC head intends to phone South Korean president over North Korea gaffe: KSOC

IOC President Thomas Bach expressed his intention to apologize to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for the North Korea opening ceremony gaffe through a phone call, according to a press release by the KSOC on Saturday.

2024-07-27

South Korea makes complaint for introducing Olympic athletes as ‘North Korean’

The South Korean government made an official complaint to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for introducing the country as North Korea during the opening ceremony held on Friday in Paris, France.

2024-07-27

Olympic spying: New Zealand report Canada to IOC after drone incident

New Zealand's women's football team faced disruption during training when a drone from the Canadian team flew over their session

2024-07-24