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Two Koreas will compete under one flag at Asian Games
[NYPOST] North and South Korea will march under a unified flag in the Asian Games and will play a basketball game next month as the relationship between the two countries continues to thaw, according to a report on Monday.Athletes from the two rivals will compete as one team and march together under a "Korea" flag during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Asian Games in Indonesia from mid-August to early September ‐ just as they did at the Winter Olympic Games in Seoul, Rooters reported, They will also play a basketball game in the  North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on July 4, which marks the anniversary of an agreement signed by the two countries in 1972 establishing the terms of unification.Another hoops game is expected to be played in Seoul later in the year. "We agreed to promote sports cooperation and exchanges including joint training and matches," the two Koreas said in a statement. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-19 |
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