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This marked the second time that South Korea had hosted the Olympic Games (having previously hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul), as well as the first time it hosted the Winter Olympics. The 2018 Games marked the third time that an Asian country had hosted the Winter Olympics, after Sapporo 1972 and Nagano 1998 , both in Japan.
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After Seoul first won its bid to host the 1988 Olympics, North Korea began to campaign — unsuccessfully — to co-host them.The dispute turned tragic a few years later. On Nov. 29, 1987, Korean Air Flight 858 from Baghdad to Seoul disappeared off the Burmese Coast, along with its 115 passengers. The wreckage would later be discovered in the Andaman S...
At the same time, the 1988 Olympics were seen by many as a sign that tense Cold War relations were thawing. The U.S. and the Soviet competed against one another at a Summer Olympics for the first time since 1976, and the Games helped the host country open up “diplomatic trade and cultural relations” with nations it had been previously cut off from ...
Of course, South Korea’s ascent wasn’t the only inspirational story of 1988. There were plenty inside the arenas. American Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a world record for heptathlon that still hasn’t been beat. In one of the springboard preliminary rounds, American diver Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board while doing a somersault. Just minu...
The Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted. South Korea has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1948, except for the 1952 games.
- Gold, 129, Silver, 121, Bronze, 116, Total, 366
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Sep 16, 1988 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Feb 8, 2018 · 2018. Date 8 February - 25 February. Country Republic of Korea. Athletes 2833. Teams 92. Events 102. Results Highlights.
The 1988 Seoul Olympics were the second summer Olympic Games held in Asia, after Tokyo 1964, and the first held in South Korea. As the host country, South Korea ranked fourth overall, winning 12 gold medals and 33 medals in the competition. 11,331 media (4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world. [4]
Feb 20, 2018 · The 2018 Winter Olympics brought North and South Korea together. But hope for a unified Korea is "withering away," a historian tells TIME
