Korea at the 2018 Asian Games

Korea at the
2018 Asian Games
Refer to caption
IOC codeCOR
in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
18 August–2 September 2018
Competitors60 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Lim Yung-hui[1]
(South Korea)
Ju Kyong-chol[2]
(North Korea)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Asian Games appearances (overview)

South Korea and North Korea competed in some events at the 2018 Asian Games as a unified team, under the title "Korea" (IOC code: COR, from French name "Corée"). Both nations also marched together under a unified flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

Korea claimed their first gold medal at the Games in the women's 500m canoeing event. The national folksong "Arirang" was played in the awarding ceremony.[4]

  1. ^ Jee, Ho (17 August 2018). "Unified Korean hoops captain says team training in great atmosphere". Yonhap. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ Jee, Ho (18 August 2018). "Koreas march together at opening ceremony". Yonhap. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ Shin, Hyonhee. "North, South Korea agree to joint teams for Asian Games". Reuters. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian Games: Unified Korea team grab historic gold in canoe race". Channel NewsAsia. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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