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One of the country’s top wrestling venues is set to host eight of the sport’s best teams when the Freestyle World Cup comes to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, this month. “It’s a very unique opportunity to see the best wrestlers on the planet participate in an event that means a lot for their countries,” said Rich…
Continue ReadingAt past Olympic Games, USA House has traditionally been a refuge of sorts for athletes and their families and an area for the U.S. Olympic Committee to cater to its corporate sponsors in a safe atmosphere with cuisine they all recognize from home. In Rio de Janeiro, the venture was an enormous operation with the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba became an International Olympic Committee sponsor in January and is using its first Olympic Winter Games to paint the picture of how cloud technology may make the Games easier on host cities in the future. At its showcase building in the Gangneung Olympic Park, the company takes Olympics fans on […]
Continue ReadingBy and large, transportation has been running smoothly at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, which is no easy task given the remote locations of the mountain events. In total, organizers are operating 2,200 shuttle buses for Olympics participants, which includes 6,500 athletes and officials, 55,000 workers and an estimated 11.8 million spectators. In addition, […]
Continue ReadingAt an event as widespread as the Olympic Winter Games, signage for participants, spectators, media and volunteers is essential. Each venue has its own quirks and each experience is different for people just coming across them for the first time. And as you could imagine, that lends itself to some interesting signs in themselves directing […]
Continue ReadingOne of the key ways South Korea is hoping to take advantage of its showcase in hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is the Team Korea House located in the heart of the Olympic Village in the coastal city of Gangneung. Inside the venue, which is open for free for anyone visiting the park, […]
Continue ReadingThere are few parts of the world that can boast of a 1,300-year-old tourist attraction. South Korea is one of them. And the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee is hoping to attract some of the spectators at the Olympic Winter Games to come see the spectacular Naksansa Buddhist Temple, which was built in 671. An estimated 15 […]
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to go all the way to the Olympics and not come back with something. Organizers of course know this, which is why there are a few merchandise superstores around Pyeongchang, namely in the Olympic Parks. The official mascot, Soohorang the white tiger, and the Paralympics mascot, Bandabi the black bear, are basically everywhere […]
Continue ReadingAt a sporting event as big as the Olympics, there is often an entire series of events taking place outside the competition that keep event organizers of all kinds busy. At night, during or following the last competitions, some of the most popular places around are the hospitality houses organized by various nations. Each country […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Embassy in Seoul has issued a 33-page welcome guide to Olympic spectators and visiting media, and someone in the embassy would appear to have a sense of humor. Either that or Olympic visitors may want to watch out for eels. By and large, the guide itself is chock full of useful information for […]
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