The ‘17th Women’s Marathon’ was co-hosted by the City Of Seoul and Women News on the 13th at the World Cup Park. The City of Seoul Athletic Association, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Korean Women’s Development Institute sponsored the event. This year’s Women’s Marathon’s theme was “I run f

“I was not aware of a huge barrier. The awareness of para-sport events is quite low.”For the first time in its history, Korea has been chosen to host the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. To be held between July 3-15, the 2014 Incheon Championship is a preliminary event for the 2014 Incheon

In July, the Korean National Wheelchair Basketball Team will compete against Great Britain, Mexico, and Argentina at the 2014 IWBF Men’s World Championship in Incheon.The draw was held at 3:00p.m. on March 21. As the host country, Korea enjoyed the privilege of choosing the Group it wanted to play i

Lee Sanghwa grabbed gold in the women’s 500m race held at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi. She became the first Asian to retain the 500m speed skating title.In the two-race competition, Lee skated a combined time of 74.70 seconds, with 37.42 seconds in the opening race and 37.28 in the secon

With the Sochi Winter Olympics coming ahead, ‘Ice queen’ Kim Yuna(24) said on the 14th “I will finish the last festival without too much burden.” At the Sochi Winter Olympics ice national team media day held at the Taereung International Skating Rink, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Kim Yuna said,

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will begin in about a month. The games will begin on Feb. 8th (local time) and last for 17 days through the 24th. Athletes from around the world will compete to win gold medals in 98 events in 15 sports including ski and ice skating. Team Korea’s goal is to win over 4

The source of all modern diseases is stress. Studying, searching for a job, working, raising children… there’s no time to rest. But everyone has their own way of blowing away stress. Some do it through sports. Women’s News reports on the attraction of sports according to female sports maniacs in the

“Women are behind Norway’s prosperity.”Norway’s former Prime Minister, Brundtland, who is also known as Norway’s “mother” for setting the foundation for gender-equal cabinet, confidently stated that women are a key factor when it comes to sustainable development.“An IMF report states that if the num

‘Ice Queen’ Yu-na Kim(23) became the champion of her first event of the season, “2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb” on December 8, with a total score of 204.49, combining 73.37 in the short program and 131.12 at free skating. Miki Ando (Japan, 176.82), who has also been recording high scores after giving b

"Illustrator," not "mountaineer," reads the business card of Kim Yeong-mi (32, Outdoors) who recently came back from successfully conquering Amphu 1 (6840m) of the Himalayas, Nepal. A cartoon illustration of a woman with a big smile on her face drawing comfortably in her sleeping bag on top of a mou

A shining new star has risen in the dark, silent sky that is the women’s tennis in Korea: high school senior Jang Su Jeong (18, Yangmyeong Girls’ High) is the bright new star. On September 19, in the second round women’s singles match of the WTA KDB Korea Open at Olympic Park Tennis Center, Jang bea

On September 10, Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bach will replace outgoing chief Jacques Rogge of Belgium. He will serve an eight-year term, with an option of running for an additio

World number one Park In-bee(25, KB Financial Group) who claimed her fifth LPGA victory of the season has been short-listed for WSF’s Sportswoman of the Year.Tennis legend Billie Jean King founded the Women’s Sports Foundation in order to “advance the lives of girls and women through sports and phys

The Chilean presidential election in 2013 is scheduled to be held in November. It would be an all-woman presidential race. Former Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet(the center-left Concertación coalition) is back from UN Women. She announced she would run for president. Meanwhile former Labor Minister

Chae Mi-sun, Kim Jum-sook, Lee Jin-ah, and Han Mi-sun (from the left) became the first Asian women to climb the Trango Tower(6,239 meters high), also known as Nameless Tower of Pakistan which features a 1000-meter vertical drop. It has a reputation for being one of the most demanding rocks for women

'Run, Women, Run! Blossom, Peace, Blossom!'The early summer air in Sangambeol, Seoul, was embroidered bright pink by the legs of healthy, peace-loving women, families, lovers and children. The third Women's Marathon organized by The Women's News on May 11 at the Seoul Sangam World Cu

The First Azumma (Korean word meaning 'married woman') Marathon, held on May 20 inJamshil, was a resounding success, with a turnout of over 7 thousand people including runners, their families and public figures. At the Opening Ceremony, Minister of Gender Equality Han Myung Sook said, "The p

Chang Mi Ran (aged 18, Wonju Technical High), the rising star of Korean women'sweightlifting, swept the gold medals in the clean and jerk lift and the overall record at the 6thAsian Junior Women's Weightlifting Championships in Nanjing on April 10, ousting China, the traditional weightliftin

The Women's News, which has promoted an 'Ajumma (a term that generally refers to married women) movement' to make women's movement more popular and common, will host the first 'Ajumma Marathon Race' as an occasion to draw attention to the importance of adult women taking care

With the rising interest in women soccer, more and more work has to be done to organize and manage the increasing number of international matches and women soccer teams. The Korea Women Soccer Association (KWSA) that will take charge of this is scheduled to be launched in March.Women soccer in Korea