China News Service, December 7th. According to the official website of the International Olympic Committee on the 6th, the International Olympic Committee has received the latest report from the North Korean Olympic Committee. The suspension period for the North Korean Olympic Committee will be December 31, 2022. Automatic termination.
South Korean media speculate that North Korean athletes are expected to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Previously, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee decided in September 2021 to suspend the qualification of the North Korean Olympic Committee until the end of 2022 because North Korea did not send a delegation to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. At the same time, the Executive Committee reserves the right to reconsider the suspension period.
It is reported that the North Korean Olympic Committee was the only national (regional) Olympic Committee that did not participate in the Tokyo Olympics.
The IOC had been in communication with the North Korean Olympic Committee for months ahead of the Tokyo Games.
In order for North Korea to compete, the International Olympic Committee has repeatedly confirmed that the competition is safe and promised to provide various personalized solutions, including the provision of vaccines.
But these were rejected by the North Korean Olympic Committee.
Yonhap News Agency reported on December 7 that, according to observations, with the termination of the suspension measures, North Korean athletes are expected to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.