North Korea says it won't attend Olympic Games due to coronavirus

Country's Olympic Committee says move down to 'world public health crisis caused by COVID'

Last updated: April 06, 2021 | 05:47

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In this March 2, 2020, file photo Kim Jong Un inspects a military drill at undisclosed location in North Korea.

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Seoul: North Korea will not attend the forthcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, citing the risks of coronavirus infection.

At a meeting the North’s Olympic Committee “decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games in order to protect players from the world public health crisis caused by COVID-19”, the North’s sports ministry’s news service said.

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