Launching ceremony for Paralympic athletes

Joo Won-hong, right, chief of the Korean delegation for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, waves the national flag during a ceremony to launch Team Korea at the National Training Center in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Left is Jeong Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Paralympic Committee. The Paralympics are scheduled to kick off, Aug. 24, and 158 athletes and officials will represent Korea in 14 events. Yonhap