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



COVID-19 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 Shreyas Reddy June 15, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean weightlifter at the Asian Games in Jakarta \| Image: KCNA (Aug. 2018) 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. 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. 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 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

Shreyas Reddy June 15, 2023

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

A North Korean weightlifter at the Asian Games in Jakarta | Image: KCNA (Aug. 2018)

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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