Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Suspended Korean Olympic chief cleared to run for third term

Korean Olympic chief Lee Kee-heung has been granted permission to run for a third term by his own oragnization's fair play commission despite being suspended by the Sports Ministry a day earlier for alleged misconduct.

2024-11-12

Gov't probe reveals misconduct by 8 members of Korea's Olympic committee

The government revealed Sunday that it uncovered suspected cases of misconduct by eight members of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), including executives and President Lee Kee-Heung.

2024-11-10

Officials say An Se-young skipped a press conference. She says she was told to stay away.

Olympic gold medalist An Se-young skipped a press conference for the Korean badminton medalists on Monday. Officials told reporters An had decided not to come. She says she was told not to go.

2024-08-07

Figure skater Lee Hae-in denies sexual harassment allegations

Korean figure skater Lee Hae-in on Thursday denied allegations that she sexually harassed an underage teammate during an overseas training camp, saying the two were dating at the time.

2024-06-27

Korean athletes get toughened up at Marine Corps boot camp

Hundreds of Korean athletes who will compete at the Paris Olympics next year wrapped up a three-day military “boot camp” with the Korean Marine Corps in Pohang, North Gyeongsang on Wednesday.

2023-12-21

IOC will not investigate Sochi gold medalist's doping admission

The IOC refused a request from Korean officials to reinvestigate the results of the women’s figure skating final at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova recently admitted failing an initial doping test that year.

2023-08-08

A dirty battle for money in the Universiade (KOR)

But the controversy ultimately should be addressed by involved parties — the KSOC and the local governments in the Chungcheong region.

2023-06-23

A dirty battle for money in the Universiade

But the controversy ultimately should be addressed by involved parties — the KSOC and the local governments in the Chungcheong region.

2023-06-22

Korea questions inclusion of Russia, Belarus in Asian Games

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee will send a letter to the Olympic Council of Asia questioning why Russia and Belarus are being permitted to compete at the Asian Games, despite neither country being a member of the Asian sports organization

2023-02-01

Climber Kim Hong-bin posthumously inducted into Sports Hall of Fame

The late Korean climber Kim Hong-bin was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, five months after he went missing after reaching the apex of Broad Peak, the twelfth-highest mountain in the world.

2021-12-23