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Koreas To Form Their First Joint Olympic Team

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says the rival Koreas have agreed to form their first joint Olympic team and have their athletes march together during the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Olympics in the South.

Koreas Hold Additional Talks on PyeongChang Olympics
PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 17: In this handout image provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry, the head of North Korean delegation Jon Jong-Su, (C) is greeted by a South Korean official as he crosses a border line to attend their meeting on January 17, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by South Korean Unification Ministry via Getty Images)

Seoul's Unification Ministry says the Koreas reached the agreement during talks Wednesday at the border village of Panmunjom.

It says athletes from the two Koreas will march together under a "unification flag" depicting their peninsula during the opening ceremony and will field a single women's ice hockey team.

The measures require approval by the International Olympic Committee. The South Korean ministry says the two Koreas will consult with the IOC this weekend.

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