Koreas hold join short track training before Winter Olympics

Short track speed skaters from the two Koreas conducted joint training on Thursday at Gangneung Ice Arena, the first time for the athletes have warmed up together.

North Korea have sent two short track speed skaters to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Choe Un-song will compete in the men's 500 meters and Jong Kwang-bom will enter the men's 1,500m, reports Yonhap news agency.

Choe, regarded as the better of the two, suffered an ankle injury earlier this month, but he seemed stable throughout the training session.

Skaters from the two Koreas were seen exchanging talk in a friendly atmosphere.

Following North Korea's offer to participate in the 2018 Winter Games, the two Koreas decided to forge a joint team for women's ice hockey. The short trackers will compete under different nationality, as in other sports.

--IANS

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