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- PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013
- The Special Olympics World Winter Games will be held from January 29 to February 5 in Pyeongchang and Gangneung in Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province), Korea. Under the slogan "Together we can" which symbolizes challenge and encourages people with intellectual disabilities to participa...
- IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012
- The environmental challenges that humanity faces today will be the focus of attention at the World Conservation Congress to be held from September 6 to 15, 2012, at the International Convention Center on Jeju Island, a treasure of the ecosystem and the first spot in the world to receive a UNESCO Triple Crown designatio...
- Team Korea in London 2012
- The 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games takes place in London this summer under the motto “Inspire a generation.” From London To London (1948~2012) The national host for the 2012 Olympics is particularly meaningful for Korean nationals, harkening back to when they hosted the 1948 Summer Games, the first time that ...
- Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
- On Nov. 26, 2007, Korea won its bid to host the 2012 World Expo in its southern coastal city of Yeosu in 2012, beating Tangiers of Morocco and Wroclaw of Poland. The winner was chosen in a secret ballot by delegates of member nations of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at its general assembly in Paris. ...
- Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018
- * 2018 Winter Olympics awarded to Pyeongchang (July 6, 2011)After twelve years of work to host the Winter Olympics, the city of Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province finally heard its name called by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge. The city, which lost two past bids to Vancouver and Sochi, was chosen ...
- 2014 Incheon Asian Games
- Korea's port city of Incheon will host the 2014 Incheon Asian Games which will run from September 19 to October 4, 2014. Officially released by the Incheon Asian Games organizing committee, the above posters portray athletes participating in many of the sports that will be part of the games. · Title : The 17th 20...
- Korea Formula 1 Grand Prix
- Public interest in the Korea Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix has been growing since the country's first F1 Grand Prix event was held in October 2010 at the newly completed track in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province. The arrival of auto-racing industry was heralded by the country’s world-leading automobile production and backed...
- 2011 Daegu IAAF World Championships in Athletics
- The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on March 27, 2007, selected the Korean city Daegu as host of the 2011 World Championships. Daegu became the third Asian city to host the biennial championships after Japan's Tokyo in 1991 and Osaka in 2007. · Duration: August 27-September 4, 2011 (nine day...
- Korea in World Cup 2010
- Bittersweet. Korea’s run in this year’s World Cup has been nothing but extraordinary. After qualifying for the Round of 16 for the first time on foreign soil, the Tae-guk Warriors lost to Uruguay 2-1 in dramatic fashion.Although this year’s team came up a little short, Korea remains optimistic that our young talent and...
- Korean athletes in Vancouver
- A.Vancouver Olympics - Period : February 12 to 28, 2010 - Motto With glowing hearts - Place : Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada - Participants : 5,500 athletes and officials from 80 countries - Emblem The official emblem features a unique design of an in...
- Beijing 2008 Games: Paralympics & Olympics
- The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensory disabilities. This includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International P...
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