The eight-member team will be headed by Yoon Yong Bok, a Sports Ministry official, and will also include athletes, media and cheerleaders.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is sending a survey team to PyeongChang this week to inspect Olympic facilities ahead of next month’s games — the first to feature athletes from the South and North on a unified Olympic team, officials said Sunday.
In a briefing, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said the eight-member team will be headed by Yoon Yong Bok, a Sports Ministry official, and will also include athletes, media and cheerleaders.
The two-day visit is scheduled for Jan. 25 to the 27, the ministry said, with the team inspecting accommodations, stadiums, the press center and other venues.
North Korean athletes will compete in women’s ice hockey, figure skating, short distance track, cross-country and alpine skiing, South Korea’s Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Do Jong Whan, added in a briefing.
