Korea's sledge hockey team qualifies for 2010 Paralympics

From The Korea Herald:

The Korean national ice sledge hockey team secured a final berth in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics by winning a qualification tournament held in Sweden last week.

On the final day of the competition, Korea beat Germany 4-1, securing a berth in the 2010 Paralympics. The national team also beat Sweden and Estonia throughout the three-day competition.

The IPC ice sledge hockey qualification tournament included four teams. First place Korea and the second place Sweden took the last two tickets for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.

"We are just so overjoyed right now. We'll keep pushing ourselves forward to get a good result in Vancouver next year," said Korean manger Lee Yeong-guk.

Since the Seoul 1998 Olympics, the Paralympic Games have always been held in the same year as the Olympic Games. The Canadian city of Vancouver will host the 2010 Winter Paralympics in February.