South Korea

PyeongChang has struggled to muster sponsors for its hosting of the 2018 winter Olympics. Elisha Chauhan asks industry experts why Korean electronics firm Samsung had to join the domestic roster, despite it already being a worldwide partner of the Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said PyeongChang 2018 needs to “maintain their focus” on venue delivery for the winter Olympic Games, but has praised the progress being made by South Korean organisers.

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of building work at the site of the athletes’ village for competitors at the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Global architectural firm Populous has been selected to design a new baseball facility in Changwon City that aims to set new standards for sports venues in South Korea.

Four of the leading women’s golf tours have collaborated to launch the Queens, a new team competition that will make its debut this December in Japan.

IPC Snowboard, the global governing body for para-snowboard, has included its first events in North America and Asia on its 2015-16 calendar.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has praised PyeongChang’s progress in its preparations for the 2018 Olympics and played down security concerns surrounding the next edition of the winter Games.

South Korean businessman and politician Chung Mong-joon has formally launched his bid for the Fifa presidency, stating that he will only seek a single term in the belief he can reform football’s global governing body in this time.

South Korean tycoon Chung Mong-joon has admitted he is considering running for the presidency of Fifa and has slammed football’s governing body for allowing Sepp Blatter to remain at the helm until next February.

Cho Yang-ho, the head of the organising committee for the 2018 winter Olympics in PyeongChang (POCOG), has pledged to host the “most effective and economic” Games, to reduce any burden on the South Korean taxpayer.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced badminton is to have a compulsory spot in the summer Universiade from 2021, while also stating its confidence that this year’s edition of the multi-sport event in Gwangju, South Korea will be unaffected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) situation in the country.

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund has dropped its plan to acquire a stake in Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Korean news agency Yonhap.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the South Korean government remain committed to staging the Gwangju 2015 summer Universiade multi-sport event next month despite the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the country.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts series has reached an agreement to stage its maiden event in South Korea.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has appointed Hoss Rafaty as its new secretary general and has awarded the 2017 World Championships to Muju in South Korea.

The organising committee for the PyeongChang 2018 winter Olympic Games has reached an agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to assist its preparations for the multi-sport event.