SEOUL: North Korea鈥檚 International Olympics Committee (IOC) official said it is considering South Korea鈥檚 proposal for a united female hockey team, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
South Korea鈥檚 unification ministry and sports and tourism ministry both said they have no knowledge of the matter.

A senior South Korean official said on Friday that Seoul is seeking to form a joint women鈥檚 ice hockey team with North Korea to participate in next month鈥檚 Winter Olympics being hosted by the South.