9:13 AM Wed 6 Apr 2011 GMT
Nearly 160 years old, the America's Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport. For the first time in its history a challenge has been made by a South Korean Yacht Club for the America's Cup. The Sail Korea Yacht Club, represented by Team Korea, has been officially accepted as a challenger. Team Korea will be known as the 'White Tiger Challenge'. The White Tiger, or 'Baekho' in Korean, is one of the revered ancient guardian gods in Korean mythology, ferocious and potent, a fitting image for a team from one of the world's major industrial nations with long term
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