Seoul, South Korea • Many South Koreans are up in arms over a plan to field a single Korean women's hockey team at next month's Winter Olympics, viewing it as a step too far in the government's attempt to bring about a thaw in relations between the two Koreas.
Under the plan, agreed to Wednesday during the latest round of talks on North Korea's participation in the games to be held in South Korea, the two sides said they had reached an agreement to combine their women's hockey teams at the Pyeongchang Games.
At the same time, they struck a deal for both Korean teams to march together in the Opening Ceremonies under a blue and white flag showing a unified peninsula — as they have done at previous sporting events, including Olympic Games.