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North Korea to 'Bring Joy' to Kim with 100 Athletes at Asian Games

The smaller roster includes two Japan-based Korean athletes as North Korea seeks more medals than it won at the 2023 Asian Games.

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The nuclear-armed state suspended participation in international sporting competitions during the Covid pandemic but returned at the Asian Games in China in 2023 and also took part in the Paris Olympics. The team for the regional Games in Nagoya and the Aichi region includes two Japan-based ethnic Koreans competing in women's football and karate, said Ko Chol Ho, secretary general of North Korea's Olympic committee. "Our delegation will send mor…

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North Korea has announced that it will send 100 athletes to the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Ko Chol-ho, secretary general of the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC), told the North's Tokyo-based Chosun Shinbo newspaper on Tuesday that the country aims to improve on its previous Games success. Three years ago, the country's national team, which competed in 18 sports in Hangzhou with 185 athletes, won 11 gold, 18 silver and 10 bronze meda…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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