All posts tagged "Special Olympics"

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    Ryu Hyun-jin shows support for South Korean Special Olympics team

    South Korea’s Special Olympics basketball team got a nice surprise Thursday inside Galen Center at USC when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin showed up to show his support. On another side of USC, the Korean team...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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    S. Korean Special Olympics team enjoys a home meal

    The South Korean Special Olympics team enjoyed a home meal Tuesday night courtesy of the Korean Consulate General. Dinner, consisting of comfort foods like kimbap and soondae, was handed out to athletes by Consul General Kim Hyun-myung....

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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  • Yuna Kim, Special Olympics ambassador, spoke to a crowd of about 700 inside the Marriott Hotel Monday for the Doha GOALS Forum.
    Q&A with Kim Yuna

    By Kim Chul-soo South Korean figure skating queen Kim Yuna, in Los Angeles as a Special Olympics ambassador, held a talk in front of a crowd of about 700 inside the Marriott Hotel Monday as a part...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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  • The South Korean Special Olympics team enters the Opening Ceremony inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday. (Yonhap)
    Koreans enthusiastic at Special Olympics opening ceremony

    The Special Olympics World Games kicked off with a spectacle Saturday at the opening ceremony inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where 6,500 athletes and 2,000 staff from 165 countries joined in the celebration. Among those present...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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  • The Special Olympics torch run passed through Koreatown in Los Angeles Thursday. Retired policeman Park Noh-hyun, center, and Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, third from right, were among those who came out for a cultural celebration in front of Da Wool Jung. (Choi Kyung-geun/Korea Times)
    Special Olympics torch run passes through Koreatown

    By Park Ju-yeon The Special Olympics torch, the Flame of Hope, passed through Koreatown Thursday during its final run before the games kick off Saturday. The torch saw both the Korean Bell of Friendship in San Pedro...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • The South Korean Special Olympics team poses with Irvine Mayor Steven Choi after a welcome parade Wednesday afternoon outside Spectrum Center.
    Irvine welcomes Korean Special Olympics team with parade

    By The Korea Times Orange County staff Irvine, the host city to the South Korean Special Olympics team, welcomed athletes and staff with a parade at Spectrum Center Wednesday afternoon. The Irvine Host Town Committee hoisted a...

    • Posted July 23, 2015
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  • South Korean athletes and staff arrive at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday to participate in the Special Olympics World Games. (Korea Times)
    South Korean Special Olympics athletes arrive in LA

    South Korean athletes and staff arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday for the Special Olympics World Games. The group of 92 athletes, 27 coaches and 12 staffers will represent Korea in 11 categories: track and field, swimming, golf,...

    • Posted July 22, 2015
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