which was introduced during the Tokyo Olympics, where An San and Kim Je-deok took gold. The individual female event turned into a contest among the Korean athletes. The star Lim Si-hyeon faced off ...

Three years ago, North Korea didn’t compete at the Tokyo Olympics. The reason for dropping out of the event was the concerns its athletes could contract coronavirus. That decision had some ...

For North Korea, they skipped the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 over coronavirus concerns. Kim said she and Ri had trained with the Chinese team to prepare for Paris and vowed to come ...

In September, the International Olympic Committee suspended North Korea through 2022 for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Summer Games, citing the pandemic. IOC President Thomas Bach said at ...

An International Olympic Committee member from South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games and has been isolated. Ryu Seung-min ...

Aside from South Korea's haul of four medals, all gold, the podium places were scattered among eight countries. Mete Gazoz didn't have any great results in world championships or the Olympics before ...

Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist Won Yun-jong will pursue membership on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the national Olympic body said Tuesday.

South Korea defeated Italy 6-0 earlier Sunday in the quarterfinals then took down Belarus 5-1 in the semifinals. Germany defeated Belarus 5-1 in the bronze medal match. San and Kim Je-Deok also won ...