Korean professional baseball saw record-breaking attendance, exceeding 12.3 million fans. The LG Twins secured their second consecutive championship, while the Hanwha Eagles reached the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years, led by MVP Cody Ponce, who has since joined the MLB. In a surprising turn of events, Ryu Seung-min, a former Olympic table tennis champion, defeated Kee Heung LEE to become the new president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KOC), promising reforms including term limits and modernized elections. Volleyball star Kim Yeon-kyung concluded her illustrious career with a championship and MVP awards. Finally, Hyundai Capital achieved a historic treble, winning the cup, regular league, and championship series.

North Korea will not participate in the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Summer Universiade in Germany. Attention is now focused on whether North Korea will participate in the 2027 Chungcheong Universiade in South Korea. The Chungcheong Universiade Organizing Committee plans to invite North Korea to participate, expecting it to improve inter-Korean relations, referencing North Korea's participation in the 2003 Daegu Universiade, but North Korea also withdrew from the 2015 Gwangju Universiade after initially applying to participate. Kee Heung LEE, former president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, has stated he will strive for North Korea's participation in international events held in South Korea.