April 24, 2024
Interviews

How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match

Most spectators said they felt "no difference" between them and the North Korean players

Around 5,800 spectators attended an ice hockey match between the South Korean and North Korean women’s national ice hockey teams on Thursday night, held at the Gangneung Hockey Center in Gangneung, South Korea.

One cheering squad consisting of around 500 South Koreans, who cheered both the DPRK and ROK teams and held up Korean Unification Flags bearing the image of the Korean Peninsula.

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