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South Korea is ready to welcome the world at the 2018 Winter Olympics, including athletes from its sabre-rattling neighbour North Korea, chief organiser Lee Hee-Beom said in Prague on Friday. "Korea is ready to welcome the world. We will welcome all eligible athletes and National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including DPR Korea," he said at a meeting…
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Washington Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin is still planning to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics, even if he's the only NHL player to do so. Ovechkin said the league's announcement Monday that it will not participate in the upcoming Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea did little to change his desire to play for…
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The National Hockey League on Monday ruled out participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, North Korea, saying the Olympic committee hasn’t bothered to make participation more attractive. It will be the first time since 1998 that the league has not accommodated the Games. “This will confirm our intention to proceed with finalizing our 2017-18…
Negotiations for participation by the National Hockey League in the 2018 Olympics in North Korea have broken down, making it less likely the league will send any players to the Winter Games, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. “Assume we’re not going,” Bettman tweeted. Bettman said there have been no negotiations with the International Olympic Committee…
Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Paris and Los Angeles could be chosen in a double vote for the hosts of the 2024 and 2028 Olympics later this year. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Friday that "all the options are on the table" for voting on hosting rights at the IOC Session on September…
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Pyeongchang, South Korea (dpa) - Tickets have gone on sale, test events are in full swing, athletes' excitement is growing and organizers are upbeat as Thursday marked the one-year countdown until the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. The snow and ice Games are in the first in mainland Asia, after Japan hosted the event 1972 in Sapporo…
