ASIAD 2018: Joint Korean team to wear uniforms made by South Korea
(VOVWORLD) - Athletes on unified Korean teams at this year’s Asian Games will wear uniforms made by South Korean firms, officials said on Monday.
North Korean athletes in Gangneung, Korea, February 2, 2018. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) |
The two Koreas will field joint teams in women’s basketball, canoeing, and rowing. South Korea’s Basketball Association (KBA) said the joint basketball team will wear white and blue jerseys made by a small South Korean company. The Korea Canoe Federation (KCF) said they have a sponsorship deal with Japanese brand Descente, but the joint dragon boat team will wear uniforms made by a South Korean manufacturer. The Asian Games will take place in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.