Horst-Korber-Sportzentrum, Berlin, Germany. 4th January 2019.

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1. 00:00 Korea team training

2. 00:06 Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

3. 00:12 Camera pan left over Korea team training

4. 00:23 Various shots of players from North Korea and South Korea training together (Note for editors: players from North Korea can be identified by their blue shoes with red laces)

5. 00:51 (from left) Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea), Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea) and Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), during media talk

6. 00:54 Mid of Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), and Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

7. 00:59 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"We have the honour to participate at the world championship in Germany - to play also against Germany - as one team from Korea. A joint team with North Korea. It is the first time in the history of handball that North and South Korea compete together with one team. And all this here in Berlin. The city is a symbol of peace and for German unity. We have been together for two weeks now and trained together. This is a long time and all the players are united in the will to give their best. And we were able to prepare very well. I think that we will give our best in every game and that everyone can look forward to beautiful pictures."

8. 01:51 (from left) Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea), Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea), posing for cameras, zoom in

9. 02:02 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Sin Myung Chol, Korea assistant coach (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"We will meet very strong teams, known world wide as very strong teams. Of course there are differences in strength. I can hardly say what the strengths and weaknesses of the respective teams are. But I'm very happy that we have the opportunity to participate here as a united team and give our best in every game."

10. 02:50 Various shots of squad training

11. 03:21 Mid of Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea) and Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

12. 03:25 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Jung Su Young, Korea captain (from South Korea):

"When we first met the players from North Korea, we felt a little strange. But in the days we spent time together, ate and trained together, we got closer. And now we are very friendly together."

13. Various of team training

14. 04:21 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"When we first met the players from South Korea, we had an unofficial get-to-know-you meeting and it was a little bit strange at the time. But now we've talked a lot and we're very harmonious."

15. 04:50 Wide of team training

16. 04:55 Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

17. 05:05 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"The World Championship is very important for us. Especially that we can play here in Berlin. Berlin was a divided city. With the fall of the wall, the path of peace was taken here. That's why we want to show by this World Championship as a team that we as Koreans can also go this way and we want to show the world a united team."

18. 05:48 Set up shots of Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea)

19. 05:58 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Cho Young-shin, Korea head coach (from South Korea):

"It was only a short time, but for me it was enough to get an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the individual players from North Korea. And in consultation with my assistant from North Korea, we are still discussing and setting up a strategy as to when we will actually let which North Korean players play. That depends on what positions each player has and how they can best fit into the team. And here I can say that the Centre Back harmonises incredibly well with the other players. My promise is that one of the North Korean players will be there in every game."

20. 07:07 Tracking shot of Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea) during training

21. 07:38 SOUNDBITE (Korean): Ri Song Jin, Korea player (from Democratic People's Republic of Korea):

"For us it is the first time to take part at a World Championship. We do of course have expectations with regard to the experiences that we will take with us from here. And as a team, we certainly want to bring home results."

22. 08:02 Various shots of team training

23. 08:33 All players together as training has finished

The joint Korean handball team held a media day in Berlin, Germany on Friday, ahead of the start of the 2019 World Handball Championship.

It's the first time a unified Korean team willtake part in the competition.

Just as at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Korea will start with the country abbreviation COR and under the blue flag symbolising a unified Korea.

Four players from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will be part of the squad.

Because of the special status and to integrate those players more easily, the International Handball Federation (IHF) has decided to increase the number of players in the unified team from 16 to 20.

The unranked joint Korea team have been drawn in Group A with hosts Germany, Russia, France, Serbia and Brazil.

Korea will play the opening game of the tournament against Germany on January 10th in Berlin.