IOC 'considering joint Korea hockey team'

North Korea says the IOC is thinking about combining the two countries in women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics.

North Korea's International Olympics Committee official said it is considering South Korea's proposal for a united female hockey team, Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korea's unification ministry and sports and tourism ministry both said they have no knowledge of the matter.

A senior South Korean official said on Friday that Seoul is seeking to form a joint women's ice hockey team with North Korea to participate in next month's Winter Olympics being hosted by the South.


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