North Korea was suspended from the IOC until the end of 2022, meaning it will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games. - Reuters
PYONGYANG (Bloomberg): North Korea said it won’t be taking part in the Beijing Olympics and blamed US hostility for its decision, in a symbolic gesture that came months after it was officially barred from participating in upcoming Winter games.
In a dispatch from its official media Friday (Jan 7), top sports officials said the move was due to the pandemic and what it saw as US attempts to spoil the games hosted by Pyongyang’s biggest backer, China.
It did not mention the International Olympic Committee’s decision to ban North Korea from participating after the country pulled out of the Tokyo Summer Olympics over Covid fears.
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