KYODO – South Korea and North Korea have missed a qualification deadline and will not be able to form a unified women’s hockey team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
The two countries had agreed to form joint teams in four sports at the next Summer Games, but did not apply for the women’s Olympic qualifying draw by Monday’s deadline set by the International Hockey Federation.
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