Gangwon 2024

The 2024 Youth Winter Olympics (Gangwon 2024) in Gangwon-do Province, the first time for the event to be held in Asia, ran from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in and around the province's city of Gangneung and counties of Pyeongchang-gun, Jeongseon-gun and Hoengseong-gun. Over 1,800 young athletes ages 15-18 from 78 countries compe...

The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou China, opened on Sept. 23 and ran through Oct. 8. Postponed last year due to COVID-19, the 16-day competition was held in six cities of Zhejiang province: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing and Jinhua. With a combined 1,140 athletes in 39 events, the national team successfully ...

Team Korea at 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar starts on Nov. 20 with the opening ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, and ends on Dec. 19. Led by head coach Paulo Bento, the Korean national team is in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana. The Taegeuk Warriors play their first game on Nov. 24 against Uruguay, foll...

Korea.net's look at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics runs from July 23 to Aug. 8 in the Japanese capital with contests in 33 sports. Korea sent a 354-member delegation to compete in 29 events. From Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics will feature competitions in 22 sports. This section features articles by Korea.net and Ho...

2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju

The 2019 World Aquatics Championships will take place from July 12-28 in the southwestern city of Gwangju. More than 2,639 athletes from 193 countries will compete in the championships. Click here to visit the event's official homepage whose content is in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese and French. https:/...

Team Korea in Asian Games 2018

The Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang ran from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital city, and in Palembang, a city in South Sumatra Province. More than 11,300 athletes from 45 countries competed in 40 different events, all with their eyes set on gold. In the Panmunjeom Declaration s...

Team Korea in the World Cup 2018

The 2018 FIFA World Cup began in Moscow on June 14. World Cup 2018 will run until July 15 in 11 Russian cities, including Kazan and Sochi. The final list of the athletes on Team Korea this year was unveiled on June 3. Shin Tae-yong, the head coach of the team, said, “We'll do our utmost and I urge a...

PyeongChang 2018