Anti-doping officials were recently allowed into North Korea to test DPRK weightlifters, likely becoming the first foreigners to enter the country since 2020 outside a narrow band of state-approved envoys from Russia and China.
The news follows a record-breaking performance from North Korean athletes at the Asian Championships, which ended at the weekend in Uzbekistan. Every DPRK weightlifter sent to compete — four men and seven women — won gold, an unprecedented run of success at an international competition.
Anti-doping officials were recently allowed into North Korea to test DPRK weightlifters, likely becoming the first foreigners to enter the country since 2020 outside a narrow band of state-approved envoys from Russia and China.
The news follows a record-breaking performance from North Korean athletes at the Asian Championships, which ended at the weekend in Uzbekistan. Every DPRK weightlifter sent to compete — four men and seven women — won gold, an unprecedented run of success at an international competition.
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