TOKYO — North Korea’s IOC representative on Saturday said his country is likely to compete in figure skating in next month’s Winter Olympics in South…
Asked by reporters at Beijing airport, Chang Ung said the participation of a North Korean figure skating pair will probably happen, the reports said.
Citing unnamed sources, Japan’s Kyodo News service and broadcaster NHK said Chang was headed to Switzerland, where he could meet with International Olympic Committee officials.
Footage on NHK showed Chang pushing a luggage cart in Beijing airport and talking briefly to media. North Korean officials typically fly abroad through Beijing.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered to send a delegation to the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in a New Year’s Day speech.
