South Korea

Winter Sports
Stadia

Gangwon Province Governor, Choi Moon-soon, has revealed legacy plans for three venues from the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, adding that a bid is set to be made for the 2024 winter Youth Olympic…
Swimming
Governance

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has today (Monday) warned Swimming Australia and its athlete, Mack Horton, after the Australian staged a protest against Chinese rival Sun Yang
Events

With US President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Korean demilitarised zone on Sunday, as well as Olympic charter changes in June, momentum is building for a joint North and…
Football
Events

China appears poised to land hosting rights to the 2023 Asian Cup after the Korean Football Association (KFA) withdrew its bid for the national team football tournament in favour of focusing on its proposed…
Football
Events

Fifa has confirmed that all nine international football federations which showed interest last month in hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup have met its deadline for formal expressions of interest – inc…
Football
Events

North and South Korea are contemplating a joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Events

Seoul has today (Monday) been selected as South Korea’s candidate city for its joint bid with North Korea for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Motorsport
Events

Formula E has announced plans to race in the South Korean capital of Seoul, starting in 2020
Basketball
Licensing & Merchandising

NBA licenses clothing company MK Trend to create casual and lifestyle-focused clothing for South Koreans
Multi-sport

North and South Korea have today (Friday) agreed to inform the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of their intention to co-host the 2032 edition of the summer Olympic Games
Events

North and South Korea will field joint teams in several sports at this year’s Asian Games in Indonesia, building on the collaboration at the Pyeongchang winter Olympic Games earlier this year.

Basketball
Business

North and South Korea have agreed to form a unified team for certain sports at this year’s edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.

Luge
Business

Josef Fendt has been re-elected as president of the International Luge Federation (FIL), extending his long-running tenure as head of the organisation.

Multi-sport
Business

Pyeongchang 2018 president Lee Hee-beom has stated that this year’s edition of the winter Olympic Games returned a multi-million dollar surplus.

Golf
Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has revealed details of a new event in Korea that will be sponsored by German automotive manufacturer BMW.

Baseball
Business

The Australian Baseball League (ABL) has claimed a first for the domestic sports market by announcing that it will add an international team from South Korea that will be based in Australia.

Multi-sport
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged to support peace talks between North and South Korea.

Multi-sport
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Thursday) confirmed it will appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to overturn or reduce doping bans given to 28 Russian athletes at the Swiss Federal Tribunal.