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Winter Olympics: Russian player dedicates medal to banned compatriots
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb 11 (ANI): Russian speed skater Semen Elistratov, who earned Russia its first medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, dedicated the medal to his compatriots who have been banned from the Games in an "unfair way".
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N Korea stages military parade before Pyeongchang Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 8 (ANI): North Korea on Thursday staged a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of its armed forces' day before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics begins on Friday.
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N Korean cheerleaders, art troupe arrive in S Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 7 (ANI): A group of North Korean cheerleaders arrived in South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in what was their first appearance at an international sports event in the last 16 years.
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UNGA President to attend opening ceremony of Pyeongchang Winter Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 6 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Miroslav Lajcak will visit South Korea on Wednesday to attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that will be held on February 9, South Korean foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Russian athletes' request to join Winter Olympics declined
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 5 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday declined a request to admit 13 more athletes and two coaches from Russia to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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S Korea for high-level talks with North's delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 5 (ANI): South Korea will seek to have high-level talks with the North Korean delegation, led by its ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam who will attend the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on February 9, the Unification Ministry said on Monday.
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US Olympic men's hockey general manager dies unexpectedly
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): General manager of the U.S Olympic men's hockey team, Jim Johannson, passed away, just weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, USA Hockey announced.
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IOC meets on N Korea participation in Winter Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 20 (ANI): An International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting was conducted over North Korea's participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, slated to be held next month.
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Koreas to march under unified flag at Winter Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan. 17 (ANI): North and South Korea have agreed to field a joint women's ice hockey team and march together under a unified Korea flag at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Koreas exchange lists of delegates for working-level talks
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan. 16 (ANI): North and South Korea exchanged lists of delegates for the upcoming working-level talks, on the former's participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month.
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Japan deploys ships, seaplanes near Korean Peninsula
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jan 13 (ANI): Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) has deployed its ships and seaplanes in waters near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Korean Peninsula in an attempt to thwart North Korea from evading United Nations (UN) sanctions.
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S Korea proposes high-working talks with N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 13 (ANI): South Korea has proposed working-level talks with North Korea next week, to discuss the former's participation in the next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in more details.
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