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20:37, 04-Feb-2018
Joint Korean hockey team loses to Sweden in pre-Olympic tune-up
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The joint Korean women's hockey team lost 1-3 in an international friendly with Sweden ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Sunday's friendly game was the first and only practice match for the Korean squad.
A total of 23 players from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and 12 athletes from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been training together since late January, after Seoul and Pyongyang agreed to field a combined team to compete in the Games.
Members of the joint Korean women's hockey team celebrate after scoring during a friendly game against Sweden, February 4, 2018. /Reuters Photo
Members of the joint Korean women's hockey team celebrate after scoring during a friendly game against Sweden, February 4, 2018. /Reuters Photo
During the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, at least three DPRK players will be selected for each game to form a 22-member team with the ROK side.
The united team will have their first preliminary round match against Switzerland on February 10 at the Kwandong Hockey Center, a day after the two nations march together under a "unification flag" at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.