North Korea has been suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2022, meaning it will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games, after failing to send a team to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
“The National Olympic Committee of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK NOC) is suspended until the end of the year 2022 as a result of its unilateral decision not to participate [in Tokyo],” Bach told a news conference.
