North Korea has been barred from competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as part of its punishment for its “unilateral decision” to drop out of the Tokyo Games this summer, the ...

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach announced Wednesday that North Korea’s national Olympic committee is suspended until the end of 2022. The Beijing Olympics are Feb. 4-20.

North Korea drops out of 2021 Tokyo Olympics 01:36. Tokyo — Citing concerns over the coronavirus, North Korea has announced that it will not join the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which start in ...

North Korea, which had already been barred from attending the Beijing Olympics, said it would skip the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic and “hostile forces.” ...

North Korea sent 22 athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, along with government officials, performance artists, journalists and a 230-member all-female cheering group.

“North Korea would have an excuse to scuttle any agreement, withdraw from the Olympics, accuse the South of kidnapping.” Siracusa says the South is already on high alert.

North Korea also participated in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At that event, North Korea won seven medals, including two golds, making it one of the country's most successful Olympics.

How Many Athletes From North Korea Are in the 2024 Olympics? The DPRK sent 16 athletes to compete in this year's Olympic games. They are to participate in only seven events, however.

South Korean Olympians were introduced as being from the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” the official name of North Korea during the Opening Ceremonies on July 26, 2024.

North Korea said it will send athletes to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. Diplomats made that deal Tuesday during talks in the Korean demilitarized zone, the first between the two ...