North Korea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, citing COVID-19 concerns
August 11, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021 On Tuesday, North Korean government announced it would not participate in the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics “to protect players from the world public health crisis caused by COVID-19”, the Associated Press reported. It is North Korea’s first official withdrawal from Olympics since their boycott of the 1988 Summer Olympics held […]