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Asiad Signs Yonhap as Official News Agency

(ATR) Yonhap News Agency served in the same capacity for the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

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Lao Yi of China (R) and Zheng Dongsheng of China (L) pose for photographers after Lai won gold in the men's 100m final in the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)

Lao Yi of China (R) and Zheng Dongsheng of China (L) pose for photographers after Lai won gold in the men's 100m final in the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images)

(ATR) Yonhap News Agency will serve as the official newswire of the 2014 Asian Games.

The South Korean news outlet will provide real time news for the Asiad as well as serving as the official English-language newspaper of the games.

Throughout the event, the 2014 Organizing Committee will post stories from Yonhap on the Asian Games website. Articles published online will be available in seven languages.

"Building a cooperative partnership with Yonhap News should go a long way toward promoting this competition," Kim Young-soo, head of the 2014 Asian Games Organizing Committee, said in a statement.

Yonhap previously served as the official news agency for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan.

The agency boasts over 600 reporters with 62 correspondents in 35 countries worldwide.

Written by Aaron Bauer

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