International Events
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 Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in the same city, with about 4,400 athletes from 184 countries taking part in. This page features articles by Korea.net on both competitions.
Mixed boccia pair to face Hong Kong for Paralympic gold
Jeong Howon (left in front row) and Kang Sunhee (right) on Sept. 4 celebrate after beating Argentina in the semifinal of the Paris Summer Paralympics' mixed pai...
Sep 05,2024
Shooter wins 2 golds, table tennis 5th medal at Paralympics
Shooter Park Jinho on Sept. 3 competes in the final of the men's R7 50-m rifle three positions (SH1) at the Paris Summer Paralympics held at the Chateauroux Shooting Cent...
Sep 04,2024
Perfect 10! Paralympian wins nation's 10th straight gold in boccia
The team of Jeong Howon (center) on Sept. 2 celebrates after Jeong won the gold medal in the men's individual BC3 boccia of the Paris Summer Paralympics ov...
Sep 03,2024
Paralympic team wins 2 gold, 2 silver in Paris
The team of Jeong Jaegun (right) and Yu Sooyoung at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Sept. 1 won the silver medal in the men’s para badminton doubles of the Paris Summer...
Sep 02,2024
2 men's table tennis teams reach semifinals of Paralympics
The men's table tennis team of Jang Youngjin (left) and Park Sungjoo on Aug. 29 play Rob Davies and Thomas Matthews of the U.K. at South Paris Arena in the quarterfinals ...
Aug 30,2024
Minister Yu to conduct sports diplomacy at Paris Paralympics
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon (left) on Aug. 12 gives a handwritten letter of encouragement to an athlete representative at the launching ceremony fo...
Aug 28,2024
Korea surprises at Paris Games with 32 medals for 8th overall
The Paris Summer Olympics on Aug. 11 ended its 17-day run with the closing ceremony. From July 26 to Aug. 11, some 15,000 athletes from 205 countries showed the...
Aug 12,2024
Taekwondo's Kim YJ gives Korea record-tying 13th Olympic gold
Kim Yujin (right) on Aug. 8 kicks opponent Nahid Kiyanichandeh of Iran in the 57-kg final of women's taekwondo at the Grand Palais in Paris. By Charles AudouinPhotos...
Aug 09,2024
Kick of the litter! Korea wins its 1st gold in men's 58-kg TKD
National taekwondo competitor Park Taejoon (left) on Aug. 7 throws a kick against Azerbaijan's Gashim Magomedov in the final of the men's 58-kg class at the Paris Summer ...
Aug 08,2024
Badminton's An strikes gold, shooting star Cho gets silver
World No. 1 An Se Young on Aug. 5 plays in the final of the women's badminton singles of the Paris Summer Olympics at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in the French capital...
Aug 06,2024