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North Korea refuses to join Winter Olympics
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- 07 January, 2022
- 06:30
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has refused to participate in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
According to Report, the local Olympic Committee has announced that it will not participate due to "enemy forces" and the coronavirus.
Beijing 2022 will be held from 4 to 20 February. So far, Azerbaijani figure skaters Vladimir Litvintsev and Ekaterina Ryabova have received licenses for the Olympics.
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