Original title: the IOC Executive Committee suspended the qualification of the DPRK Olympic Committee
According to Xinhua news agency, on the 8th Swiss time, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee decided to suspend the qualification of the Korean Olympic Committee from now on until the end of 2022 because North Korea did not send a delegation to the Tokyo Olympic Games. At the same time, the Executive Committee reserves the right to reconsider the suspension period.
The International Olympic Committee said that the DPRK Olympic Committee is the only national (regional) Olympic Committee that did not participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Before the Tokyo Olympic Games, the IOC and the DPRK Olympic Committee had several months of communication. In order for North Korea to participate, the IOC has repeatedly confirmed that the competition is safe and promised to provide a variety of personalized programs, including vaccines. But these were rejected by the North Korean Olympic Committee.
In this process, the DPRK Olympic Committee fully expressed its views and was warned of the consequences of not participating. The International Olympic Committee said that the DPRK Olympic Committee violated the Olympic Charter by not participating in the Olympic Games.
The suspended DPRK Olympic Committee will not be able to obtain relevant funding from the IOC or participate in relevant activities of the IOC. If North Korean athletes are promoted to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the IOC Executive Committee will make appropriate decisions from the perspective of athletes.