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Reid IA & Hong HJ (2018) Korea’s first unified Olympic team is an uneasy truce of diplomacy and sexism. The Conversation. 09.02.2018. https://theconversation.com/koreas-first-unified-olympic-team-is-an-uneasy-truce-of-diplomacy-and-sexism-91126
Abstract
First paragraph: TheXXIII Olympic Winter Gamesin PyeongChang provides a fascinating opportunity to consider the complex relationship between sport and national identity, especially as North and South Korea will be fielding a joint women’s ice hockey team. The last-minute teamdecisionwas announced on January 17 as part of theOlympic Korean Peninsula Declaration, and generated considerabledebate, especially among younger South Koreans who view the move to be North Korea hitching a ride on the coat-tails of their own team.
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date online | 09/02/2018 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26707 |
| Publisher | The Conversation Trust |
| Publisher URL | https://theconversation.com/…and-sexism-91126 |
| Place of publication | London |
| ISSN | No ISSN |
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