North Korea says it can’t attend Olympics due to ‘hostile forces,’ COVID-19



News North Korea says it can’t attend Olympics due to ‘hostile forces,’ COVID-19 Pyongyang informs public of plans to skip the Beijing Winter Games, pledges support to China for successful event Colin Zwirko January 7, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA (Jan. 2, 2022) \| A dance about sports and past Olympic glory featured in a New Year's children's concert on Jan. 1 North Korea told China it would not participate in next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics due to “moves of the hostile forces” and the COVID-19 pandemic, in a letter penned Wednesday by the DPRK Olympic Committee and Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. The letter wished Beijing success in hosting the event, and was reportedly delivered on the same day as North Korea conducted its latest “hypersonic” missile test. North Korea told China it would not participate in next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics due to “moves of the hostile forces” and the COVID-19 pandemic, in a letter penned Wednesday by the DPRK Olympic Committee and Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. The letter wished Beijing success in hosting the event, and was reportedly delivered on the same day as North Korea conducted its latest “hypersonic” missile test. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea says it can’t attend Olympics due to ‘hostile forces,’ COVID-19

Pyongyang informs public of plans to skip the Beijing Winter Games, pledges support to China for successful event

Colin Zwirko January 7, 2022

North Korea says it can’t attend Olympics due to ‘hostile forces,’ COVID-19

KCNA (Jan. 2, 2022) | A dance about sports and past Olympic glory featured in a New Year's children's concert on Jan. 1

North Korea told China it would not participate in next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics due to “moves of the hostile forces” and the COVID-19 pandemic, in a letter penned Wednesday by the DPRK Olympic Committee and Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports.

The letter wished Beijing success in hosting the event, and was reportedly delivered on the same day as North Korea conducted its latest “hypersonic” missile test.

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