The International Olympic Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the hockey team proposal. Past negotiations aimed at sending a joint team to the Olympics have all failed. Mr. Moon’s sports minister, Do Jong-hwan, later suggested that they could form a joint women’s hockey team. South Korean officials said they would continue to discuss the proposals with the North Koreans as well as the International Olympic Committee. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe South Korean women’s hockey team, which has qualified for the Olympics, would be replaced with the joint Korean team under the South’s proposal.

Source: New York Times January 13, 2018 10:18 UTC