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Koreas to field first-ever jt teams for Paralympic event

September 24, 2018 00:00:00


JAKARTA, Sept 23 (AFP): North and South Korea have agreed to march under a neutral Korean peninsula flag and form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Para Games.

"This is the first time the two countries have paraded together and competed together at a para-sport event," Majid Rashed, chairman of the Asian Paralympic Committee, said in a statement posted Sunday.

About 100 athletes from South Korea and 20 from North Korea will compete at the multi-sport event in the Indonesian capital Jakarta between October 6-13.


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