BEIJING: North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organisers, suggesting the country is poised to e...
: North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organisers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena.
North Korea closed its already tight borders in early 2020 following the outbreak of the pandemic and skipped the Tokyo Olympics, which were pushed back to 2021 because of Covid. Prior to that, North Korea had not sent any of its domestic athletes to overseas competitions since the pandemic. North Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight golds.
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