May 03, 2024
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North and South Korea to field joint teams at Asian Games in Indonesia

Two Koreas to march under unified flag, jointly compete for second major games in succession

North and South Korea have agreed to field joint teams in three sports at the upcoming 18th Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August, organizers of the event said on Thursday.

The two Koreas had already agreed to march together at the opening ceremony under a unified flag and will now co-compete in six events across the three sports of basketball, canoeing and rowing between August 18 and September 2.

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