South Korea Olympic committee pushes athletes to attend navy boot camp

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Jiwon Song, The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a military training center to enhance their mental toughness for the Paris Olympics, a move that's been criticized as outdated and regressive. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee advised domestic associations last week to send athletes to the Korea Marine Corps camp in the southeastern port city of Pohang for three days of training this month, according to some associations. About 320 athletes, including women, are expected at the boot camp, committee officials said on Thursday. Sports associations...