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Volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung becomes co-owner of San Francisco team

Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung has become a co-owner of the U.S. volleyball team LOVB San Francisco.

2026.4.5

Former volleyball player Kim Yeon-koung is the Asian recipient for the International Olympic Committee's 2025 Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Awards. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung honored by IOC for gender equality efforts

Volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung has won the Asia regional prize at the International Olympic Committee’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Awards, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Tuesday.

2026.3.10

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Mongolian volleyball player Inkushi, whose given name is Jamiyanpurev Enkhsoyol, speaks during a press conference at a venue in Daejeon on Dec. 19. [YONHAP]

After set from 'Wonder Coach,' Mongolian player Inkushi goes for V League kill

Mongolian volleyball player Inkushi, who rose to prominence through her appearance on Kim Yeon-koung's "The Wonder Coach," is getting her shot in the V League with the Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks.

2025.12.28

Kim Yeon-koung appears before a crowd after the 'KYK Invitational 2025' Women's Volleyball all-star match on May 18 at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon. [YONHAP]

From the stadium to the studio: Retired Korean athletes bag gold in variety TV

Kim Yeon-koung's "Rookie Coach Kim Yeon-koung" sports variety show continues a trend of former Korean athletes becoming not just TV personalities in sports commentary but as bonafide small screen stars.

2025.11.26

Kim Yeon-koung, center, poses for photos with her parents at her retirement ceremony at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Oct. 18. [NEWS1]

Volleyball legend calls for second V league division to strengthen team, develop more talent

Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung has called for the need to establish the second division in the V League in order to bolster players’ performances, which have recently fallen short on the international stage.

2025.10.20

Kim Yeon-koung speaks at the V League awards ceremony at Swiss Grand Hotel in western Seoul on April 14. [YONHAP]

All-time Korean volleyball legend to officially retire on Oct. 18

Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung will say farewell to fans at a retirement ceremony held by her former team, the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders, on Oct. 18.

2025.10.12

From left: Volleyball athlete Kim Yeon-koung, actors Jung Jun-ho and Shin Hyun-joon [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Actors Shin Hyun-joon, Jung Jun-ho, athlete Kim Yeon-koung appointed Seoul honorary mayors

Seoul appointed three new honorary mayors, including two actors and a former volleyball star, to strengthen ties between citizens and city policies. The new honorary mayors — two in culture and the arts and one in sports — were appointed on Monday.

2025.9.15

Kim Yeon-koung reacts after the KYK Invitational 2025 All-Star game series at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on May 18. [YONHAP]

김연경, MBC 새 예능에 배구팀 감독으로 출연 예정

Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung will lead a newly-formed volleyball team for MBC’s yet-to-be-unveiled entertainment show as head coach with the goal of entering the women's professional V League.

2025.8.25

Kim Yeon-koung to be head coach of volleyball team for upcoming MBC entertainment show

2025.8.21

MBC opens recruitment for volleyball show starring Kim Yeon-koung

MBC on Wednesday opened an application to recruit players for its yet-to-be-unveiled volleyball-themed TV show with Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung.

2025.6.12