Korea at 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America will be hosted by three countries -- the U.S., Canada and Mexico -- from June 11 to July 19. Korea in Group A will play the Czech Republic, Mexico and South Africa. Led by coach Hong Myungbo, the Taegeuk Warriors on June 11 will open the tournament against the Czechs in Guadalaj...

Team Korea at 2026 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, are scheduled from Feb. 6-22. Team Korea will field approximately 140 athletes and coaches to compete in the biathlon, bobsledding, skeleton, curling, luge, ice skating events (figure, speed and short track), and skiing and snowboarding.

2025 Asian Winter Games

The ninth Asian Winter Games runs from Feb. 7-14 in Harbin, China. Last held in 2017 in Sapporo, Japan, the competition has returned this year with about 1,300 competitors from 34 countries.  Korea's 222-member national team has 148 athletes and 74 coaches and staff in six events: those on ice (figure, short track a...

Team Korea at Paris 2024

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to Aug. 11 in the French capital, is expected to attract 10,500 athletes from about 200 countries to compete in 329 medal events in 32 sports. Korea will send a delegation of 260 members in 21 sports, as of July 22. Afterward the Summer Paralympics will run from Au...

Gangwon 2024

The 2024 Youth Winter Olympics (Gangwon 2024) in Gangwon-do Province, the first time for the event to be held in Asia, ran from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in and around the province's city of Gangneung and counties of Pyeongchang-gun, Jeongseon-gun and Hoengseong-gun. Over 1,800 young athletes ages 15-18 from 78 countries compe...

The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou China, opened on Sept. 23 and ran through Oct. 8. Postponed last year due to COVID-19, the 16-day competition was held in six cities of Zhejiang province: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing and Jinhua. With a combined 1,140 athletes in 39 events, the national team successfully ...

Team Korea at 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar starts on Nov. 20 with the opening ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, and ends on Dec. 19. Led by head coach Paulo Bento, the Korean national team is in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana. The Taegeuk Warriors play their first game on Nov. 24 against Uruguay, foll...

Korea.net's look at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics runs from July 23 to Aug. 8 in the Japanese capital with contests in 33 sports. Korea sent a 354-member delegation to compete in 29 events. From Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics will feature competitions in 22 sports. This section features articles by Korea.net and Ho...