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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests pose with the flame during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Yuna, former figure skater of South Korea, speaks during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon (2nd R, front) and Governor of Gangwon Province Kim Jin-tae (1st L, front) pass the flame during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon (L) holds the torch during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu In-chon, South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism speaks during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-100-DAYS COUNTDOWN

(231011) -- SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yu In-chon (4th L), South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism pose with guests during the celebration in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2023, 100 days ahead of the opening of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Gangwon from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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Baseball: Hideo Nomo

Nippon Steel Sakai pitcher Hideo Nomo throws during a baseball game at the Summer Olympics in Seoul in September 1988.

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Special Olympics flame ignited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Special Olympics flame is ignited in Tokyo in a ceremony held in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office on Aug. 22. The flame, ignited in Athens June 29, was carried to Tokyo via Seoul. The Special Olympics will be held in Shanghai Oct. 2-11 with about 7,000 people from 169 countries and regions participating.

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Kim Yong Chol in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 25 Kyodo - A high-ranking North Korean delegation to the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics, led by Kim Yong Chol (C), head of the ruling party's United Front Department, arrives in South Korea's Paju city on Feb. 25, 2018. Kim is believed to have masterminded attacks on a South Korean warship and island in 2010.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after signing an agreement to promote cooperation and exchanges between the cities in such areas as urban safety and the Olympics. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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Dongdaemun Design Plaza unveiled in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul municipal authorities unveil to the media the new Dongdaemun Design Plaza (center foreground), built near the "Dongdaemun" tourist spot area, in the South Korean capital on March 7, 2014. The complex was designed by Iraqi-born, London-based architect Zaha Hadid, who has also designed the yet-to-be-built Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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S. Korean figure skating silver medalist Kim meets reporters

SEOUL, South Korea - Sochi Winter Olympics women's figure staking silver medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea meets reporters upon her arrival at Incheon International Airport west of Seoul on Feb. 25, 2014.

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Figure skater Kim holds Olympic flag at Incheon airport

SEOUL, South Korea - Sochi Olympics women's figure skating silver medalist Kim Yu Na (C) and other South Koreans hold the Olympic flag at Incheon International Airport west of Seoul on Feb. 25, 2014, brought home from Sochi, Russia, for the 2018 Winter Games to be held in Pyeongchang.

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Kim Yu Na leaves for Sochi

INCHEON, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na of South Korea poses at a press conference at Incheon airport near Seoul on Feb. 12, 2014, before leaving for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Incheon airport in South Korea on Jan. 28, 2013. Suu Kyi plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Special Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) is welcomed upon her arrival at Incheon airport in South Korea on Jan. 28, 2013. Suu Kyi plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Special Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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South Korean soccer supporters

SEOUL, South Korea - People celebrate at a square in front of the Seoul city office on Aug. 11, 2012, following South Korea's 2-0 victory against Japan in the men's soccer's third-place match at the London Olympics.

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South Korean soccer supporters

SEOUL, South Korea - People celebrate at a square in front of the Seoul city office on Aug. 11, 2012, following South Korea's 2-0 victory against Japan in the men's soccer's third-place match at the London Olympics.

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South Korean soccer supporters

SEOUL, South Korea - People gather at a square in front of the Seoul city office on the night of Aug. 10, 2012, for a public viewing of the men's soccer third-place match between South Korea and Japan at the London Olympics. Japan lost to South Korea 2-0.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na arrives for a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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New faces take executive positions in Japan sports associations

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Iketani, who won the bronze and silver medals in the men's floor exercises in the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics, has been named a director of the Japan Gymnastic Association.

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(3)Japan vs. S. Korea friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan Under-23 striker Sota Hirayama jumps for the ball in the second half of a friendly match against South Korea Under-23 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on July 21. The warm-up for the Athens Olympics ended in a scoreless draw.

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(2)Japan vs. S. Korea friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan Under-23 striker Tatsuya Tanaka narrowly misses header in the first half of a friendly match against South Korea Under-23 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on July 21. The warm-up for the Athens Olympics ended in a scoreless draw.

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Skater Shimizu named Olympic torch runner candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu (R), who won a gold medal in the men's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and swimmer Daichi Suzuki (L), a gold medal winner in the men's backstroke at the Seoul Olympics, were named as candidates to be Olympic torch runners in the June 6 torch relay in Tokyo, Athens Olympics sponsor Coca Cola said April 6. They are among 15 Japanese selected as runners.

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(1)S. Korean Olympic marathon hero Sohn dies at age 90

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean legend Sohn Kee Chung (file photo), who won gold in the men's marathon running for Japan in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died of respiratory failure in a Seoul hospital Nov. 15 after a long illness. He was 90. Under the Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and 1945, Sohn, entered under the Japanese name Kitei Son, became a hero in his native country after winning the gold medal.

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Russian Gadzhiev set to take charge at Sanfrecce Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Soviet Union assistant coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev poses at a Hiroshima hotel after being named manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima Dec. 11. Gadzhiev, a member of the coaching team that led the Soviet Union to gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, will take over from fellow Russian Valery Nepomnyashchiy who resigned in November.

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U.N. refugee agency chief Ogata wins Seoul Peace Award

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata receives the Seoul Peace Prize for 2000 on Oct. 13 at a Seoul hotel. The award, created to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was given in recognition for her services in refugee relief in hot spots around the world as chief of the U.S. agency.

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Fukushima waves to supporters after taking 5th in pistol event

SYDNEY, Australia - Michiko Fukushima waves to supporters on Sept. 22 after finishing fifth in the women's sport pistol event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Fukushima, formerly known as Tomoko Hasegawa, won the silver medal in this event at the 1988 Seoul Games.

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Japan defeats S. Korea 1-0 in under-22 soccer

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese under-22 soccer team members celebrate after a win over a South Korean team Sept. 27 in their final warm-up match for upcoming qualifiers for next year's Sydney Olympics. A late goal by forward Kenji Fukuda (C, 11) gave Japan a 1-0 victory at the Chamshil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

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Russian Gadzhiev set to take charge at Sanfrecce Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Soviet Union assistant coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev poses at a Hiroshima hotel after being named manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima Dec. 11. Gadzhiev, a member of the coaching team that led the Soviet Union to gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, will take over from fellow Russian Valery Nepomnyashchiy who resigned in November.

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Special Olympics flame ignited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Special Olympics flame is ignited in Tokyo in a ceremony held in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office on Aug. 22. The flame, ignited in Athens June 29, was carried to Tokyo via Seoul. The Special Olympics will be held in Shanghai Oct. 2-11 with about 7,000 people from 169 countries and regions participating. (Kyodo)

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U.N. refugee agency chief Ogata wins Seoul Peace Award

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata receives the Seoul Peace Prize for 2000 on Oct. 13 at a Seoul hotel. The award, created to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was given in recognition for her services in refugee relief in hot spots around the world as chief of the U.S. agency.

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(3)Japan vs. S. Korea friendly

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan Under-23 striker Sota Hirayama jumps for the ball in the second half of a friendly match against South Korea Under-23 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on July 21. The warm-up for the Athens Olympics ended in a scoreless draw. (Kyodo)

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Seoul Olympics Opening - Prime Minister Takeshita's Visit to Korea

It's a beautiful autumn day in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is filled with energy on the opening day of the Olympic Games. The streets of the capital city of Seoul, Prime Minister Takeshita on his way to the Olympic Stadium during his visit to South Korea, the Japanese and Korean teams entering the stadium, President Roh Tae-woo's opening proclamation, the lighting of the torch on the torch stand, Prime Minister Takeshita visiting the presidential palace, the Japan-Korea summit meeting, date of shooting unknown, release date: 19 Date of release: October 1, 1988.

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Seoul Olympics Opening - Prime Minister Takeshita's Visit to Korea

It's a beautiful autumn day in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The city is abuzz with activity as the Olympic Games begin. Keywords: President of the Salamanca I.O.C., stadium, stands, President of South Korea Noh Tae-woo, entrance march, flag, Japanese flag, Japanese athletes, ignition, Prime Minister Takeshita Noboru, Prime Minister Takeshita, torch, torch stand, opening declaration, Cheong Wa Dae, leaders *Shooting date unknown, release date: October 1, 1988.

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Japan wrestler Ota reacts after winning 5th-round match in Seoul Olympics

File photo taken on Sept. 28, 1988, shows Japan's Akira Ota holding up his fists in triumph after defeating Jim Scherr of the United States in a fifth-round match in the men's 90-kg class freestyle wrestling event at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. Ota went on to win the silver medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan wrestler Ota during 1st-round match in 1992 Barcelona Olympics

File photo taken on Aug. 5, 1992, shows Japan's Akira Ota (top) fighting New Zealand's Terrence Parker in a first-round match in the men's 90-kg class freestyle wrestling event at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Ota, who won silver in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was eventually eliminated in the third round by Chris Campbell of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former minister elected as chief of Pyeongchang Winter Olmpics

Lee Hee Beom, a former minister of industry and energy, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on May 12, 2016, after being elected as the new head of the organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gangwan governor speaks about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Choi Moon Soon, governor of Gangwon Province, briefs the foreign media on the progress of preparations for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the province at a news conference in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sports agency chief Suzuki gives interview

Daichi Suzuki, commissioner of the newly launched Japan Sports Agency, is interviewed by news media on Oct. 2, 2015, in Tokyo. Suzuki, who won the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, said it is necessary to create an environment to enable children to enjoy sport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IOC chief hopes Tokyo to build hi-tech Olympic stadium

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 19, 2015. He expressed a belief that Tokyo will build a state-of-the-art new National Stadium for the 2020 Olympics for the good of athletes and spectators. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ivanka Trump meets Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser Ivanka shake hands in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2018, ahead of the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold medalist swimmer Suzuki eyed as 1st sports agency chief

Photo taken June 25, 2015, shows Daichi Suzuki (R), the head of the Tokyo 2020 Athletes' Commission, attending a meeting with Yoshiro Mori, the head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, in the capital. It was reported on Sept. 4, 2015, that the government is making final arrangements to tap Suzuki, the 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist in the men's 100-meter backstroke, as the first chief of a sports agency to be launched in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after signing an agreement to promote cooperation and exchanges between the cities in such areas as urban safety and the Olympics. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit. (Kyodo)

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Run-up to Pyeongchang Olympics

Assistants for Pyeongchang Olympic medal ceremonies pose for a photo in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2017. Pyeongchang will host the Winter Olympics in February 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Run-up to Pyeongchang Olympics

A photo taken in Seoul, South Korea on Dec. 24, 2017 shows a Pyeongchang Winter Olympics gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo