North Korean athletes leave for Paris Olympics
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Seoul: 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 fir...
Seoul: 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.
The athletes posed for photos at Pyongyang airport, wearing white blazers adorned with their national flag and badges featuring their former leaders.
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 Korea's culture and sports minister Kim Il Guk was part of the delegation heading to Paris on Saturday.
Thousands of athletes have begun flying into the French capital ahead of the July 26-August 11 event.