North Korea says IOC is considering South Korea’s proposal for united women’s hockey team

North Korea says IOC is considering South Korea’s proposal for united women’s hockey team
A senior South Korean official said on Friday that Seoul is seeking to form a joint women’s ice hockey team with North Korea to participate in next month’s Winter Olympics. (File photo: AFP)
Updated 13 January 2018
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North Korea says IOC is considering South Korea’s proposal for united women’s hockey team

North Korea says IOC is considering South Korea’s proposal for united women’s hockey team

SEOUL: North Korea’s International Olympics Committee (IOC) official said it is considering South Korea’s proposal for a united female hockey team, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
South Korea’s unification ministry and sports and tourism ministry both said they have no knowledge of the matter.

A senior South Korean official said on Friday that Seoul is seeking to form a joint women’s ice hockey team with North Korea to participate in next month’s Winter Olympics being hosted by the South.