“Go, Team Korea!” Korean Athletes Pledge to Perform at Asian Games Ceremony
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- South Korea held its delegation launch ceremony for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Jincheon on the 3rd.
- About 800 people attended, including the culture minister, athletes from 41 sports and sports officials.
- The event marked the formal start of the “One Team Korea” campaign.
“Go, Team Korea!” South Korea’s athletes formally set sail for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at a delegation ceremony held on the 3rd.
The ceremony took place at the velodrome of the Jincheon National Training Center in North Chungcheong Province. The delegation presented itself as “One Team Korea,” with its sights set on planting the national flag in the Japanese sky.
About 800 people attended, led by Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young. The participants included national athletes from 41 sports, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee president Yoo Seung-min, delegation chief Lee Sang-hyun, and officials from the committee and individual sports organizations.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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