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Sports body of South Korea
The
Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
(
Korean
:
大韓體育會
;
Hanja
:
大韓體育會
, Abbr.:
KOC
) is the
National Olympic Committee
of
Republic of Korea
(competing as
Korea
) for the
Olympic Games
movement and inbound sports issue. It is a
non-profit
organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send them to Olympic events organized by the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC).
History
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The
Joseon Sports Council
was established on 13 July 1920, and it made Korean national competitions of each sport including
All Joseon Football Tournament
.
[1]
The competitions were combined as the All Joseon Sport Games (currently
Korean National Sports Festival
) in 1934, and the combined competition was held every autumn.
[1]
However, the Joseon Sports Council was forcibly dissolved by
Japan
on 4 July 1938, and Korean sporting activities were restricted until the end of the
Japanese occupation
.
[1]
The council was revived after Korean independence in 1945, and joined the IOC on 20 June 1947.
[1]
It also established the
Korean Olympic Committee
(KOC) to prepare for the
Olympic Games
in that year.
[1]
The council was renamed the
Korea Amateur Sports Association
(KASA) in 1954,
[1]
and the
Korea Sports Council
(KSC) in 1994.
[2]
The KASA succeeded in hosting the
1988 Summer Olympics
in
Seoul
, and South Korea finished fourth in that edition, which was its best ever result in Olympics. The KOC was merged into the KSC on 24 June 2009, but the organization used KOC as its name.
[1]
It once again merged with the
Korea Council of Sport for All
in March 2016,
[1]
and named the current "Korean Sport & Olympic Committee" in November 2016, but the emblem of the committee is remaining the same as previous.
On 2 November 2018, officials from both North and South Korea announced that their countries would participate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo, Japan, as a unified team.
[3]
[4]
The officials from both Koreas also announced that the letters they would send to the IOC regarding their bids for hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics would also consist of co-host bids so that the Olympic activities would take place in both nations if their bids were accepted as well.
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[5]
Presidents and IOC members
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Korean Sports Hall of Fame
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Players in
Olympic sports
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Players in non-Olympic sports
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Administrators
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See also
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References
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External links
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Summer Olympic Sports
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Winter Olympic Sports
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- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Curling
- Skating
- Ice Hockey
- Luge
- Skeleton
- Skiing
- Alpine
- Cross Country
- Nordic Combined
- Freestyle
- Jumping
- Snowboarding
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Other IOC Recognised Sports
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- Air sports
- Auto racing
- Bandy
- Baseball
- Billiard Sports
- Boules
- Bowling
- Bridge
- Chess
- Cricket
- Dancesport
- Floorball
- Karate
- Korfball
- Lacrosse
- Lifesaving
- Motorcycle racing
- Mountaineering and Climbing
- Netball
- Orienteering
- Pelota Vasca
- Polo
- Powerboating
- Racquetball
- Roller Sports
- Skateboarding
- Inline Speed Skating
- Artistic Skating
- Inline Alpine
- Inline Downhill
- Inline Hockey
- Roller Hockey
- Roller Derby
- Roller Freestyle
- Scootering
- Skate Cross
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Sumo
- Surfing
- Tug of war
- Underwater sports
- Water Ski
- Wushu
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Other GAISF Recognised Sports
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Other
KSOC
Recognised Sports
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Summer Paralympic Sports
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Winter Paralympic Sports
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Other
KPC
Recognised Sports
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Other Sports
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