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How South Korea Became a Sporting Powerhouse

South Korea ranked 7th overall in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. The country has shown great performances at international competitions with top 10 finishes ...
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1988 Seoul Summer Olympics

The 24th Summer Olympic Games were held in Seoul in 1988, with a record number of athletes (13,304 from 160 countries) attending the event ...
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2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan

Held for 31 days (May 31 to June 30), the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan was the first World Cup to be jointly hosted ...
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2011 World Athletics Championships

The event was held in Daegu, the country’s third largest city, from August 27 to September 4, 2011, with more than 100 million spectators ...
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2015 Summer Universiade

The 2015 Summer Universiade was held in the city of Gwangju from July 3 to 14, 2015. It was the third time that South Korea ...
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2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, was selected as the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics after receiving a majority vote at the 123rd IOC Session held ...
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Taekwondo

Originated in Korea, Taekwondo is a martial art of self-defence in which the competitors use both their hands and feet. In ancient times, Koreans practiced ...
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