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North Korea has registered for Asian Games in China, organizers confirm

Sports competition in fall would be DPRK’s first of pandemic, though it skipped an Olympic qualifier after registering

North Korea has registered to compete in the Asian Games scheduled for this fall in China, the organizers have confirmed, raising hopes that the country could finally end its pandemic hiatus from international sports.

Zhou Jinqiang, vice chairman of the Hangzhou Asian Games organizing committee, said at a press conference on Wednesday that all 45 national Olympic committees in Asia have registered for the event, meaning that the DPRK has also indicated its desire to participate.

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