North, South Korea to form their first joint Olympic team

In this photo provided by South Korea Unification Ministry, South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, center left, talks with the head of North Korean delegation Jon Jong Su during their meeting.-AP

Seoul - North Korea will send a 550-member delegation, including 230 cheerleaders, 140 artists and 30 Taekwondo players for a demonstration.

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By Reuters

Published: Wed 17 Jan 2018, 4:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 18 Jan 2018, 12:55 AM

The two Koreas agreed during rare talks on Wednesday to form a combined women's ice hockey team to take part in next month's Winter Olympics in the South, and march together under a unified peninsula flag at the opening ceremony, a joint statement released by Seoul's unification ministry said.
North Korea will send a 550-member delegation, including 230 cheerleaders, 140 artists and 30 Taekwondo players for a demonstration, the statement said.
The delegation is scheduled to begin arriving in South Korea on Jan. 25, the statement said.

Reuters

Published: Wed 17 Jan 2018, 4:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 18 Jan 2018, 12:55 AM

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