North Korea says US actions over Beijing Games are 'insult' to Olympic spirit

North Korea was suspended from the IOC until the end of 2022, meaning it will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games.SEOUL - North Korea blamed "hostile forces" and the worldwide pandemic for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States and its allies of trying to prevent the Games' success, state media said on Friday .

North Korea was suspended from the International Olympic Committee 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 last year, citing Covid-19 concerns. The letter criticised moves by the United States and its allies as "an insult to the spirit of the international Olympic Charter and as a base act of attempting to disgrace the international image of China."

"The US and its vassal forces are getting evermore undisguised in their moves against China aimed at preventing the successful opening of the Olympics," the North Korean letter said.

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