• September 1969 -
Ilgan Sports was launched as a sister newspaper of
Hankook Ilbo. • March 1970 - The newspaper exceeded 43,000 copies sold. • May 2001 -
Ilgan Sports signed a partnership agreement with Japan's
Hochi Shimbun (now Sports Hochi). • July 2001 - It joined the
KOSDAQ. • December 2005 -
JoongAng Ilbo acquired
Ilgan Sports. • April 2006 - The newspaper used its shortened name
1S for the first time, and incorporated it in its logo. • May 2010 - The newspaper's headquarters was relocated to the JoongAng Media Building in Seoul, sharing one place with
JoongAng Ilbo. • December 2015 - JTBC Plus takes over as publisher of
Ilgan Sports. • April 2022 - JTBC Plus sold
Ilgan Sports to the
KG Group. ==References==