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45 Russian athletes' request to join Winter Olympics declined
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 09 (ANI): All 45 Russian athletes and two coaches have lost their appeals against the International Olympic Committee's decision to bar them from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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S Korean president to meet North's delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 8 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet the North Korean delegation, led by its ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam on Saturday, the presidential office said on Thursday.
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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 Korea not willing to meet US officials at Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb 8 (ANI): North Korea has no willingness to meet with the US officials during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang that are scheduled to start 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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OMEGA opens its Olympic Exhibition in Seoul
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 7 (ANI-BusinessWire India): In celebration of its role as official timekeeper of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, the Swiss watchmaker OMEGA has proudly opened its 'OMEGA Olympic Games Exhibition' inside the Lotte World Mall in Seoul, South Korea.
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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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Boxing could be expelled from Games, warns IOC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyeongchang [South Korea] Feb 5 (ANI): Boxing could face expulsion from the next Olympics Games if the issues surrounding the sport's governance and finances
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N Korean ceremonial leader to visit S Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb. 04 (ANI): North Korea's ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam will embark on a three-day visit to South Korea on February 9, South Korea's unification ministry said on Sunday.
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Trump, Moon agree to address human rights abuses in N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 03 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in spoke over the phone on Friday and agreed to address the human rights violations in North Korea.
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