Banned from the Olympics by IOC, North Korea puts blame on COVID-19, 'hostile forces'
3 years ago

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, North Korea puts blame on COVID-19, 'hostile forces'

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In September 2021, the International Olympic Committee suspended North Korea through 2022 for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Summer Games, citing the pandemic. Seoul, South Korea: North Korea on Friday said it would skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic and “hostile forces’ moves,” a largely redundant statement since the country has already been banned from the Games by the IOC. In September, the International Olympic Committee suspended North Korea through 2022 for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Summer Games, citing the pandemic. “[North Korea> resolutely rejects those moves, branding them as an insult to the spirit of the international Olympic Charter and as a base act of attempting to disgrace the international image of China.” The letter likely refers a diplomatic boycott of the Games, led by the United States, to protest China’s human rights records.

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Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: North Korean athletes leave for their first Games since Rio 2016

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes left for the Paris Olympics on Saturday, AFP reporters saw, as they prepared to take part in the summer Games for the first time in eight years. Around 16 North Korean athletes are expected to compete in around seven Olympic events in Paris, including boxing and table tennis, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. North …

After missing out on gold, North Korean shooters refuse to join South Korean rivals in group photo at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

After missing out on gold, North Korean shooters refuse to join South Korean rivals in group photo at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Three North Korean marksmen refused to join their South Korean rivals in a group photo of medal winners at the Hangzhou Asian Games after narrowly missing out on gold in a men's team shooting competition on Monday. Gold medalists team South Korea, right, and silver medalists team North Korea pose during the awards ceremony of team men's 25-meter rapid fire …

North Korea athletes travel to Asian Games: state media
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea athletes travel to Asian Games: state media

The Hindu  

North Korean athletes have travelled to China for the Asian Games, state media said, signalling an end to the country’s more than three-year isolation from global multisport competitions. But Pyongyang said late Saturday it had sent athletes to the Asian Games, to be held in the city of Hangzhou later this month. “A DPRK team left here on Sept. 14 …

Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Russia and China are sending government delegations to North Korea this week for events marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that Shoigu later held a meeting with Kang for talks that he said would “help strengthen cooperation between our defense …

Russia’s Shoigu to join Chinese officials in North Korea visit
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s Shoigu to join Chinese officials in North Korea visit

Al Jazeera  

A Russian delegation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in North Korea to attend the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, according to reports. Russia’s defence ministry said Shoigu’s visit “will help strengthen Russian-North Korean military ties and will be an important stage in the development of cooperation between the two countries”. North …

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
2 years ago

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 measures recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. The Seoul notice, posted on the embassy’s WeChat social media account, said the ban would continue until South Korea lifts its “discriminatory entry measures” against China. A South Korean Foreign …

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers
2 years ago

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers

India Today  

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country. Around a dozen countries …

North Korea fires missile over Japan, stopping trains and sparking warning message
2 years, 3 months ago

North Korea fires missile over Japan, stopping trains and sparking warning message

The Hindu  

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on October 4, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Japan wouldn’t rule out any options, including counterattack capabilities, as it looks to strengthen its defences in the …

North Korea may declare victory over Covid just a month after detecting outbreak
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea may declare victory over Covid just a month after detecting outbreak

India Today  

It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having an COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. The South Korean government as well as some experts believe that North Korea may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un’s strong and clever guidance. DAILY FEVER CASES …

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “North Koreans know so many people around the world …

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected Covid patients Officilas urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea Earlier, North Korea claimed its total Covid19 caseload stood at 168 despite rising fever cases On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. …

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea

The Hindu  

The story so far: After reportedly remaining “COVID-free” since the start of the global pandemic, North Korea last week confirmed its first case. In an immediate response to what North Korea termed was the “state’s most serious emergency”, its leader Kim Jong Un imposed a nationwide lockdown. Saying that the outbreak has pushed North Korea into “great turmoil”, Mr. Kim …

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases

India Today  

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during a ruling party Politburo meeting on Tuesday, criticized officials over their early pandemic response, …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Before acknowledging its first domestic COVID-19 cases, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside offers of vaccines and steadfastly claiming that its superior socialist system was protecting its 26 million people from “a malicious virus” that had killed millions around the world. The World Health Organization says North Korea has reported tests of 64,200 people …

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

The Hindu  

Six people have died and 3,50,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across North Korea, state media said on May 13, a day after acknowledging a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic. It’s unusual for isolated North Korea to admit to the outbreak of any infectious disease, let alone COVID-19, as the country …

North Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing
2 years, 10 months ago

North Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing

The Hindu  

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the North Korean missile flew about 300 kilometres at a maximum altitude of about 600 kilometres before landing …

North Korea confirms test of a missile capable of striking Guam
2 years, 11 months ago

North Korea confirms test of a missile capable of striking Guam

LA Times  

North Korea confirmed Monday that it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam — Pyongyang’s most significant weapons launch in years — as Washington plans steps to show its commitment to its Asian allies. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the purpose of the test was to verify the overall accuracy of …

Explained: What we know about North Korea's missiles
3 years ago

Explained: What we know about North Korea's missiles

The Hindu  

North Korea began 2022 by testing what Pyongyang claims is a new type of "hypersonic missile," in the country's first weapons test since autumn 2021. North Korean state media said the missile system was called "Hwasong-8," Hwasong, being the name North Korea gives to a series of missiles that translates to "Mars" in English. "North Korea's recent missile tests have …

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, NKorea puts blame elsewhere
3 years ago

Banned from the Olympics by IOC, NKorea puts blame elsewhere

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Friday said it would skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic and “hostile forces’ moves,” a largely redundant statement since the country has already been banned from the Games by the IOC. On Friday, North Korea’s state media said its Olympic committee and sports ministry sent a letter to their …

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics
3 years ago

North Korea says it won’t attend Beijing Olympics

The Hindu  

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed “hostile forces” and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States of trying to prevent the Games’ success, state media said on Friday. It was unclear whether the letter from North Korea’s Olympic Committee and Sports Ministry was referring only to …

North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile
3 years ago

North Korea claims second successful test of hypersonic missile

The Hindu  

North Korea claimed on January 6 to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile, days after leader Kim Jong-un vowed to bolster his military forces despite pandemic-related difficulties. Wednesday’s test was the second of its kind since North Korea first launched a hypersonic missile last September. While North Korea appears to have made progress in the …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'

Firstpost  

As at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year to 2021, the IOC will bid to reach a balance between health and safety and sporting fairness. Lausanne, Switzerland: Olympic chiefs on Wednesday urged all participants at next month’s Winter Games in Beijing to be “extra vigilant” as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries. Everything is on …

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law

Firstpost  

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it is preparing athletes and officials “unlike any other” amid coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s human rights record. Los Angeles: The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Friday that it is preparing athletes and officials for a 2022 Beijing Winter Games “unlike any other” amid continuing coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s …

South Korea says no boycott of Beijing Olympics
3 years, 1 month ago

South Korea says no boycott of Beijing Olympics

The Hindu  

South Korea's president on Monday ruled out joining a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the need to work with China. Visiting Canberra, Moon Jae-in said he was "not considering" snubbing the Olympics to protest China's human rights abuses as several Western nations have done. Moon stressed that South Korea wanted to promote a free …

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events
3 years, 2 months ago

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

The Hindu  

Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said on Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. The two who tested positive are among 1,500 competitors and staff who have come into the country since the test events began in early October, said Huang Chun, the deputy director-general of the pandemic …

Overseas spectators banned from attending Beijing winter Olympics in 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Overseas spectators banned from attending Beijing winter Olympics in 2022

Hindustan Times  

Overseas fans have been banned from attending the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics while all unvaccinated athletes will be quarantined for 21 days ahead of the games, scheduled to begin on February 4. All domestic and international Games participants and workforce will be tested daily for Covid-19, the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee told the International Olympic Committee in a presentation on …

Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A 21-day quarantine for non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. “Games participants who are not fully vaccinated will have to serve a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing,” the IOC said in a statement. Olympic athletes can ask to avoid quarantine, the IOC said, for a “justified medical exemption” — a phrase …

Overseas fans banned from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Overseas fans banned from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Al Jazeera  

The Olympic Committee welcomed the decision to have Chinese spectators for the February event after Tokyo games were held with empty stadiums due to COVID-19 restrictions. Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without fans from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee has announced. The IOC …

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID
3 years, 4 months ago

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID

The Hindu  

The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia, have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The statement did not offer details on the reasons behind the delay, but said the decision came after in-depth discussions among the Olympic Council of Asia, the Chinese Olympic Committee and a local …

Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games

Associated Press  

TOKYO — North Korea isn’t at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Perhaps the hottest story of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was the North Korean delegation, which included 22 athletes, hundreds of cheerleaders and leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister. So it was likely a tough decision for North Korea not to attend the Tokyo Games, “which …

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom

The Hindu  

The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out on Thursday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. However, organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto countered the gloom, telling the Nikkan Sports newspaper: “We cannot postpone again.” Hashimoto, who competed in seven summer …

EU Athletes concerned by IOC decision to maintain ban on protests
3 years, 8 months ago

EU Athletes concerned by IOC decision to maintain ban on protests

The Hindu  

The European elite athletes' body has expressed deep concern about the International Olympic Committee's decision to maintain a ban on competitors' protests at the Tokyo Olympics, saying it undermined their human rights. The IOC said on Wednesday it was retaining its Rule 50, which forbids any kind of "demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" in venues and other Olympic …

Missing the Olympics is a 'minor nuisance' for North Korea, with claims of medal success likely despite absence, expert says
3 years, 9 months ago

Missing the Olympics is a 'minor nuisance' for North Korea, with claims of medal success likely despite absence, expert says

ABC  

North Korea's decision to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will not stop Kim Jong-un's regime from claiming and celebrating gold medals at home, according to a leading expert on the country. Key points: The North Korean Olympic Committee says its team will not go to this year's Olympics in order to protect athletes from coronavirus The decision has ended …

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to stage a global sporting event amid a raging pandemic. A website run by North Korea’s Sports Ministry said its national Olympic Committee during a meeting on March …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North Korea won't participate in Games over COVID-19 fears, says country's sports ministry
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: North Korea won't participate in Games over COVID-19 fears, says country's sports ministry

Firstpost  

The North’s official KCNA news agency had previously carried a dispatch on the committee meeting, without mentioning the Olympic decision. North Korea will not attend this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul’s hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour. North Korea’s Olympic Committee …

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games citing coronavirus fears

The Hindu  

North Korea’s sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regret over the decision, saying it had hoped that the Tokyo Olympics would provide an opportunity to improve inter-Korean relations. Japan's Olympic Committee said North Korea had not yet …

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea out of Tokyo Olympic Games, dashing hopes of a unified team with South Korea

ABC  

The hope for a united Korean Olympic team has been dashed after officials in the north announced they will not compete at this year's Games due to COVID-19 concerns. Key points: North Korea made the decision to pull out of the Tokyo Games on March 25 The country was considering combining with South Korea to compete together South Korea says …

China Defies Boycott Calls with Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Tests
3 years, 9 months ago

China Defies Boycott Calls with Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Tests

News 18  

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics launched a series of test events on Thursday as China ploughs on with preparations despite calls for a boycott over its treatment of the Uyghur minority. There are also doubts about how the Games in February next year will deal with the coronavirus — a top Beijing 2022 official recently admitted that the pandemic makes …

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears

Live Mint  

Overseas fans will be banned from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe. When the decision to postpone the Games was taken last year, officials said the delay would allow them to hold the event as "proof of humanity's triumph over …

Overseas fans banned from Tokyo Olympics over COVID fears
3 years, 9 months ago

Overseas fans banned from Tokyo Olympics over COVID fears

Al Jazeera  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed last year to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In order to give clarity to ticket holders living overseas and to enable them to adjust their travel plans at this stage, the parties on the Japanese side have come to the conclusion that they will not be able to enter into Japan at …

North Korea's Kim says Covid-19 'could be said to have entered the country': Report
4 years, 5 months ago

North Korea's Kim says Covid-19 'could be said to have entered the country': Report

India Today  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting after a person suspected of having Covid-19 returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. Kim declared a state of emergency and imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong, calling it a "critical situation in which the vicious virus …

Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief
4 years, 8 months ago

Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief

The Hindu  

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising committee's president said in comments published Tuesday. READ | In an interview with Japan's Nikkan Sports daily, Mori was categorical when asked if the Olympics could be delayed until 2022 if the pandemic remains a threat next year, replying: …

Postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief
4 years, 8 months ago

Postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief

Hindustan Times  

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president said in comments published Tuesday. The giant Olympic rings are seen in the dusk at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are …

Coronavirus Japan: Japanese officials at loggerheads with IOC over refusal to call off Olympic Games
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Japan: Japanese officials at loggerheads with IOC over refusal to call off Olympic Games

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The Premier League has moved to …

Coronavirus crisis may affect Spurs, Chelsea and Rangers as German health minister calls for ban
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus crisis may affect Spurs, Chelsea and Rangers as German health minister calls for ban

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Coronavirus epidemic will not affect preparations, Games will go ahead as per schedule, organisers tell IOC
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Coronavirus epidemic will not affect preparations, Games will go ahead as per schedule, organisers tell IOC

Firstpost  

Tokyo Olympic organisers reiterated their message on Thursday at the start of two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee: The 2020 Games will not be waylaid by the virus that is spreading from neighboring China. Tokyo: Tokyo Olympic organisers reiterated their message on Thursday at the start of two days of meetings with the International Olympic Committee: The …

Russia banned from Olympics for four years over doping scandal
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia banned from Olympics for four years over doping scandal

Live Mint  

Russia was banished from the Olympics and other international competitions for four years on Monday over a persistent doping scandal, a decision that also threatens to turn President Vladimir Putin and top Kremlin officials into global sporting pariahs. The punishment means Russia will be kept out of next year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and …

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