Angry demonstrators stamped on a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as a joint North and South Korean women’s ice hockey team came together for the first time, losing 3-1 to Sweden in a practice match. The joint team of North and South Korean female hockey players tested the ice for the first time in a warm-up match against Sweden, five days before the Winter Games officially open. Lee Jin-Gyu (L) of the Unified Korean team takes a shot on goal during a women's ice hockey practice match between Sweden and a Unified Korean team in Incheon. It’s really hard when you have three different languages in one team,” she added, referring to the marked differences between the North Korean and South Korean dialects. “The North Korean players try hard to adjust to our system so there are no big difficulties,” said South Korean player Park Jong-Ah.

Source: Hindustan Times February 04, 2018 15:56 UTC