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Korea ready for new horizons with 2018 Pyongchang Winter Olympics, Paralympics

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On February 9 and March 9, 2018, the 23rd Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games kick off in PyeongChang, Korea, about nine decades after the International Olympic Committee retrospectively declared the first International Winter Sports Week in Chamonix, France, as the first Winter Olympics.

This now global event has come a very long way. Compared to the first Winter Olympics graced by 258 amateur athletes from 16 participating countries, PyeongChang 2018 is hosting more than 3,000 athletes from 90 countries.

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