So we've digested the significance of the basketball matches,... let's take a closer look at the games themselves.<br />Won Jung-hwan reports. <br /> The 25-member South Korean women's team began their training at 9:00 a.m. at Pyongyang's ( ) Ryugyong Chung Ju-yung Gymnasium... in an atmosphere of excitement and nervous anticipation.<br />And an hour later, the men's squad entered the same venue to warm up ahead of their game.<br /><br /> The women's game started at around 3:40 p.m. at Ryugyong Chung Ju-yung Gymnasium between teams made up of a mixture of North and South Korean players, and the men's game started two hours later.<br /><br /> The arena was packed with over 12-thousand spectators, including high-level officials from both countries.<br />As the players entered, South and North holding hands,... the crowd clapped and sang chants representing the two teams' slogan,… "peace" and "prosperity."<br />In fact, the mixed teams were named "Peace" and "Prosperity",… team Peace wearing white and Prosperity wearing green.<br /><br />The first goal was scored by North Korea's Ro Suk-yong to huge applause.<br />It was all smiles, cheers and fans chatting to each other,... just like any other sporting event in the world.<br /><br /> Of particular interest in the women's game, was the ability of the North Korean players... since the two Koreas are planning to form a joint team at the upcoming Asian Games in August. <br />Standing out among the North Korean women was Park Jin Ah , only 15 years old.<br />Park is the tallest player in this tournament at 2-hundred-and-5-centimeters.<br /><br /> The results were close. In the women's game, team Prosperity won 103-to-102, and for men's side, two teams ended in draw at 102 points each. But the day wasn't about the results; it was about harmony -- seeing North Korean players pass the ball to South Koreans, and South Koreans passing to North Koreans.<br /> <br /> It was unity on the basketball court for the first time in 15 years, and there are two more games set for Thursday.<br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
