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North Korea Says It’ll Skip Tokyo Olympics Due to Covid-19
- Move could make it first country to miss games due to pandemic
- Olympics participation has been used as political ploy in past
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North Korea has decided not to participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus, a state-run sports website reported, a move that could make it the first country to skip the games because of the pandemic.
The decision to miss the event scheduled to start in July was made March 25 by the country’s Olympics committee, which cited the need to protect its athletes amid the global health crisis, Sports in the DPR Korea, a website run by North Korea’s sports ministry, said Tuesday.