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  Minister to seek ways to get China's tacit ban on Korean content lifted at Beijing Olympics

  SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Hwang Hee said he will seek ways to persuade China to lift its tacit ban on South Korean content as he is set to lead the Korean government delegation at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olym
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  2022 세계태권도선수권 멕시코 칸쿤서 개최…우시 대회는 취소

  (서울=연합뉴스) 배진남 기자 = 2022년 세계태권도선수권대회가 멕시코 칸쿤에서 열린다.세계태권도연맹(WT)은 28일(한국시간) 임시 집행위원회를 비대면 화상회의 방식으로 열고 2022년 세계태권도선수권대회는 칸쿤, 2023년 세계유소년태권도선수권대회는 보스니아 헤르체고비나 사라예보에서 개최하기로 했다.중국 우시에서 치르려던 2021 세계태권도선수권대회는 끝내 취소됐다.지난해 10월 개최할 예정이었던 이 대회는 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로
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  Reigning Olympic snowboarding silver medalist eyes gold in Beijing

  HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- By winning silver in the men's parallel giant slalom race in alpine snowboarding four years ago at PyeongChang 2018, Lee Sang-ho made history as the first Olympic medalist from South Korea in a skiing
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  PyeongChang speed skating medalist out to prove himself in Beijing

  SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Competing in his first Winter Olympics as a teenager in 2018, speed skater Kim Min-seok came out of nowhere to grab two medals on the oval.With a bronze in the men's 1,500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Games, Kim, th
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  Short tracker, speed skater named S. Korean flag bearers at Beijing 2022 opening ceremony

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Veteran short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy and two-time Olympic speed skater Kim Min-sun will be South Korea's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.The Korean Sport & Olymp
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  '결승골 도움'으로 몸 푼 황의조, 8개월만에 A매치 득점포 쏠까

  (서울=연합뉴스) 안홍석 기자 = 황의조(30·보르도)가 부상에서 돌아오자마자 벤투호의 결승골을 배달하며 한국 축구 '대표 원톱'의 진가를 뽐냈다.황의조는 파울루 벤투 감독의 '황태자'를 거론할 때 늘 1순위로 거론되는 이름이다.벤투 감독의 데뷔전이었던 2018년 9월 7일 코스타리카와 평가전(2-0 한국 승)에 교체 출전한 것을 시작으로 꾸준하게 A매치에 나섰다.골도 많이 넣었다. 벤투 체제에서 팀 내 가장 많은
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  Luge doubles partners aiming high in 3rd Olympics together

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- In their first two Winter Olympics together, South Korean men's luge doubles tandem of Park Jin-yong and Cho Jung-myung finished 18th and then ninth.Partners since 2013, Park and Cho believe their next step
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  Emerging skeleton slider not getting caught up in pre-Olympic hype

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea produced its first Olympic champion in the men's skeleton four years ago at home in PyeongChang. With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing just around the corner, the country is hoping it will ha
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  Without key teammate, veteran bobsledder not abandoning medal hopes in Beijing

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong will be competing at his third Winter Olympics in Beijing next month, but for the first time, will do so without his longtime brakeman, Seo Young-woo.The two have been
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  Reigning Olympic skeleton champion not considering self as medal contender in Beijing

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- When the South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin looks at himself in the mirror, he doesn't see a potential medalist in Beijing next month.Yun, the 2018 Olympic champion, gave a brutally honest self-asses
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  Sports minister to head S. Korean gov't delegation to Beijing 2022

  SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Hee, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, will lead the South Korean government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, his ministry said Tuesday.With President Moon Jae-in not traveling to the Chi
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  S. Korea launches delegation for Beijing 2022

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially set sail for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, with its athletes hoping to inspire their weary nation during the COVID-19 pandemic with performances on slopes, ice and tracks.S
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  국기원장 선거인단 75명→1천250명으로 확대…정관 개정안 의결

  (서울=연합뉴스) 배진남 기자 = 국기원이 원장을 선출하는 선거인단 수를 대폭 확대하고, 당선인 결정 방법은 단순화하는 등 정관을 일부 손질했다. 국기원은 25일 서울 강남구 국기원에서 2022년도 제1차 임시이사회를 열고 정관 개정에 관한 안건을 심의, 의결했다.이번 정관 개정의 핵심은 태권도를 대표하는 단체들의 임원을 비롯해 국기원 발전에 기여한 국내외 태권도 지도자 등 70명 이상(최대 75명)으로 구성했던 기존의 원장 선거인단을 심사추천
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  S. Korea to send its 3rd-largest Winter Olympics team to Beijing 2022

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Tuesday it will have 63 athletes compete in six sports during the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.It will be the country's third-largest athletic delegation to the Winter Games, behin
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  (Yonhap Interview) Naturalized Olympic luger calls S. Korea 'part of my life'

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- She may have been born in Germany, but luger Aileen Frisch, naturalized as a Korean citizen in December 2016, feels she has come of age while living in her adopted country.Frisch, 29, will represent South Korea
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  [발언대] "지역과 상생 발전은 공공기관의 사명"

  (무주=연합뉴스) 최영수 기자 = "안정적인 조직 운영과 함께 태권도진흥재단이 지역 경제 활성화에도 한몫할 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠습니다."태권도진흥재단 오응환 이사장은 세계태권도청소년연맹 사무총장, 대한장애인협회 상임부회장, 세계태권도 한마당 조직위원회 사무총장 등을 지내고 지난해 5월 부임했다.태권도진흥재단은 국기(國技)인 태권도 보급과 발전을 맡는 정부 공공기관이다.오 이사장은 취임 후 조직 및 인사개혁, 노사 화합,
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  Olympic-bound figure skater Cha Jun-hwan captures final event before Beijing

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan won his final event before the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday, brightening hopes for a medal in his second career Winter Games appearance.Cha captured the men's si
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  Denied Olympic chance, short tracker cries foul over lack of transparency

  SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean short track speed skater left off the team for the Beijing Winter Olympics due to an injury is accusing the sport's national federation of lacking transparency in its selection process.In an email stateme
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  Beijing-bound figure skater Kim Ye-lim wins bronze in final event before Olympics

  By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Ye-lim set a new personal best en route to winning the bronze medal in her final competition before Beijing 2022.Kim scored 209.91 total points at the International Skatin
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  베이징 동계올림픽 개막식 리허설…자연·인문의 아름다움 표현

  (베이징=연합뉴스) 한종구 특파원 = 다음 달 4일 열리는 베이징 동계올림픽 개막식 리허설이 22일 오후 베이징 국가체육장(일명 냐오차오<鳥巢·새둥지>)에서 진행됐다.중국 관영 신화 통신은 이날 오후 약 4천여 명의 참가자들이 개막식 모든 과정을 연습하고, 아름다운 불꽃놀이가 새둥지의 밤하늘을 수놓는 리허설이 진행됐다고 보도했다.올림픽 개막식 공