South Korea

The Korea Football Association (KFA) plans to reform its domestic game by creating a multiple-division system, as the organisation celebrates its 80th anniversary.

The PyeongChang organising committee for the 2018 Olympic Games (POCOG) has re-elected president Jin Sun Kim.

The Formula One South Korean grand prix promoter has revealed that its chance of remaining on the 2014 calendar is 50-50.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named Kuala Lumpur as host of the 2013 IPC Asian Open’s powerlifting championships, following Gwangju pulling out of holding the event.

The office of Gwangju mayor Kang Un-tae was today raided by state prosecutors investigating allegations that Kang forged signatures of high-ranking officials on the city's winning 2019 FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships bid document.

The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour has awarded the 2015 Presidents Cup hosting rights to the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Korea.

Gwangju mayor Kang Un-tae has tried to diffuse reports that the South Korean city will not receive funding for its hosting of the 2019 International Swimming Federation (FINA) world championships.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has named Gwangju as host of its 2019 world championships, despite the South Korean city’s mayor allegedly forging signatures on bidding documents.

PyeongChang, hosts of the winter Olympic Games in 2018, has been praised by IOC inspectors after the conclusion of the second IOC coordination commission visit.

Kim Jung-haeng has been elected as the new president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), with his four-year term set to coincide with PyeongChang’s preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge is confident PyeongChang will deliver a successful 2018 Winter Olympics despite financial challenges surrounding one of its main venues, while the Russian government has announced that Sochi’s 2014 Games will cost in excess of US$50 billion.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) have signed the Marketing Plan Agreement (MPA) for the Korean city’s staging of the Winter Olympics, with local organisers setting a target of raising US$1 billion from its commercial program.

Organisers of the Korean Formula One Grand Prix have insisted that the race will bring long-term benefits to the country despite generating a loss of $36.4 million this year.

The Olympic Council of Asia and the organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games has struck a sponsorship deal with Korean Air.

A new circuit in South Korea has been named as one of six destinations in four countries that will feature in the inaugural Asian Le Mans Series calendar in 2013, the promoters of the motor-racing series have announced.

Tissot has bolstered its presence in the sports sponsorship market by agreeing a partnership with the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea.