North Korea Will Send to the Olympics 22 Athletes
North Korean logistics officials arrived in South Korea on Sunday after a previous cancellation briefly cast doubts on the North’s participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Reuters reports.
The officials are scheduled to spend two days inspecting art centres in Gangneung city, which will also host several of the Olympic events.
In a diplomatic breakthrough after a year of escalating tension over the North’s nuclear and missile programme, the North will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games and compete in three sports and five disciplines, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday.
The seven-member North Korean delegation, led by musician Hyon Song-wol, had been scheduled to visit on Saturday to check venues for performances by a 140-strong art troupe at the Olympics, but cancelled just before the visit with no explanation.
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