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‘And the Gold Medal Goes to’: Sport Diplomacy in Action at the Winter Olympics

J Simon Rofe

23 February 20189 Minute Read

North Korean cheerleaders wave the Korean Unification flag during the women’s short track speed skating 1000m heats at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Gangneung Ice Arena. The all-female group of 230 accompanied North Korean athletes to the G

In a period of heightened tensions between North and South Korea, the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang represent an opportunity for the disarming power of sport diplomacy to take centre ice.

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‘And the Gold Medal Goes to’: Sport Diplomacy in Action at the Winter Olympics

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