Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

President Lee hosts luncheon for athletes from Winter Paralympics

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday hosted a luncheon for athletes who competed in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, praising their performance and unwavering spirit in overcoming challenges.

2026-03-20

Milan-Cortina Paralympics end with another boycott by Ukraine at Games marked by Russia's return

A closing ceremony boycotted by Ukraine signaled the end of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics on Sunday, hours after the U.S. Para ice hockey team won the final gold medal of the Games.

2026-03-16

Team Korea turns Paralympic woes around with successful run at Milan-Cortina Games

Team Korea showcased their improvement at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, grabbing four medals and delivering one of their strongest results as of press time Sunday after years of struggle and a medal-less finish at the last Paralympics.

2026-03-15

Behind Kim Yun-ji’s gold: Korea’s para sports patron

After Korea's 19-year-old Paralympics champion Kim Yun-ji won her first gold medal in Milan on Sunday, she went straight to Bae Dong-hyun — vice chairman of BDH Paras Foundation and Kim's biggest patron — to thank him for supporting the community.

2026-03-12

Korean Paralympic curlers take silver in mixed doubles after narrow loss to China

The Korean wheelchair curling mixed doubles team of Baek Hye-jin and Lee Yong-seok came within a stone's throw of gold on Wednesday, but came away with silver after losing to China 9-7.

2026-03-12

Para cross-country skier wins record 3rd medal for Korea

Para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji captured her third medal of the ongoing Winter Paralympics in northern Italy on Wednesday. Kim also set the record for the most medals by a Korean athlete at a single Winter Paralympics.

2026-03-12

Lee congratulates cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji on second Paralympics medal

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday congratulated Paralympian Kim Yun-ji on winning her second medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics in Italy, calling her a “multiplayer on the snowfield.”

2026-03-11

Para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji earns her second medal

Kim Yun-ji pushed hard through the final stretch on Tuesday, chasing one of the most decorated Paralympians in history. She didn’t catch Oksana Masters, but Kim still left with silver — her second medal of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

2026-03-11

Paralympic wheelchair curling mixed doubles team secures silver but keeps its eyes on gold

Sixteen years after Korea last reached the Paralympic podium for wheelchair curling, Baek Hye-jin and Lee Yong-seok pushed the country back there on Tuesday — and they’re not done yet.

2026-03-11

Paralympian Choi Sa-ra races through knee injury, fails to medal but has no regrets

Racing with a knee injury, Choi Sa-ra of Hyundai Ezwel missed the podium in her third event on Monday at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, but she said she had no regrets.

2026-03-11