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21:41, 10-Feb-2018
ROK president, DPRK's senior officials cheer together for joint hockey team
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in and Kim Yong Nam, the ceremonial head of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended together the unified Korean women's ice hockey team's first match at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of the DPRK's top leader, who is a member of Pyongyang's delegation led by Kim Yong Nam, watched the match along with them.
They jointly supported the team in the evening match against Switzerland, which started at 9:10 p.m. local time (1210 GMT) at an ice hockey arena in Gangneung, an eastern city near PyeongChang.
The joint women's ice hockey team comprise 35 players: 23 from the ROK and 12 from the DPRK.