Their two nations are famously divided. But ping-pong diplomacy is strong — and so it unfolded that after competing in table tennis at the Paris Olympics, athletes from North Korea and South Korea ...
L-R North Korea's Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong and China's Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin and South Korea's Shin Tu-bin and Lim Jong Soon pose for a selfie after the Mixed Doubles Gold medal final on the ...
Olympic table tennis players from North and South Korea posed together for a selfie in a rare show of cross-border unity between the hostile neighbours. In what could prove one of the most enduring ...
FILE - South Korea's Lim Jonghoon, right, takes a selfie with North Korea's Ri Jong Sik, left, and Kim Kum, second left, China's Wang Chuqin, background, and Sun Yingsha, center, and his teammate Shin ...
In his lifetime, Son Ki-jeong had a special connection with the Chosun Ilbo. On August 8, 1936, one day before Son Ki-jeong’s ...
PARIS (AP) — Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday. Wongpattanakit defended her Tokyo ...